Rigid Shoe Insert with Raised Heel

Abstract

A shoe insert, with a raised heel area, that creates a rigid inner sole that extends to a point just prior to the ball of the foot.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shoe insert comprising:
 a raised heel;   an insole extending from the heel, through the arch to the beginning of the forefoot and not extending under the forefoot to a front end, the insole being narrower at the arch than at the front end;   a rigid shank between the insole and raised heel; and   wherein the shoe insert is secure in an article of footwear, and the shoe insert is made of a rigid material.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein the insert is made in one piece. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein the percent rise from the front end to the raised heel is approximately 10 percent. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe insert of  claim 1 , wherein the rigid shank provides support to the mid section of the insert. 
     
     
         5 . A shoe insert comprising:
 a raised heel;   an insole extending from the heel, through the arch to the end of the forefoot to a front end, the insole being narrower at the arch than at the front end;   a rigid shank between the insole and raised heel; and   wherein the shoe insert is secure in an article of footwear, and the shoe insert is made of a rigid material.   
     
     
         6 . The shoe insert of  claim 5 , wherein the insert is made in one piece. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe insert of  claim 5 , wherein the percent rise from the front end to the raised heel is approximately 10 percent. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe insert of  claim 5 , wherein the rigid shank provides support to the mid section of the insert.