Shoe Assembly

Abstract

A shoe assembly for relieving podiatric pain includes a shoe that may be worn on a foot of a user. A therapeutic unit is positioned within the shoe. The therapeutic unit is comprised of copper such that the therapeutic unit may relieve podiatric pain when the user wears the shoe.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shoe assembly configured to provide podiatric pain therapy, said assembly comprising:
 a shoe configured to be worn on a foot of a user; and   a therapeutic unit positioned within said shoe, said therapeutic unit being comprised of copper such that said therapeutic unit is configured to relieve podiatric pain when the user wears said shoe.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said shoe having a sole and an upper, said upper having a tongue portion; said sole having a bottom side and a top side, said upper having an outer surface and an inner surface, said upper being structured to define an opening into said upper, said upper being coupled to said top side of said sole, said upper having a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a front side, said tongue portion having a topmost surface and a bottommost surface, said tongue portion extending between said front side and said opening in said upper; and 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said therapeutic unit comprises a plurality of upper plates positioned between said outer surface and said inner surface of said upper, said upper plates being distributed along said back side, said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said front side of said upper such that said upper plates are configured to surround the user's foot when the user wears said shoe. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising a tongue plate positioned between said topmost surface and said bottommost surface of said tongue portion, said tongue plate being substantially coextensive with said tongue portion such that said tongue plate is configured to cover a top of the user's foot when the user wears said shoe. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising a sole plate positioned between said top side and said bottom side of said sole, said sole plate being substantially coextensive with said sole. 
     
     
         6 . A shoe assembly configured to provide podiatric pain therapy, said assembly comprising:
 a shoe configured to be worn on a foot of a user, said shoe having a sole and an upper, said sole having a bottom side and a top side, said upper having an outer surface and an inner surface, said upper being structured to define an opening into said upper, said upper being coupled to said top side of said sole, said upper having a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a front side, said upper having a tongue portion, said tongue portion having a topmost surface and a bottommost surface, said tongue portion extending between said front side and said opening in said upper;   a therapeutic unit positioned within said shoe, said therapeutic unit being comprised of copper such that said therapeutic unit is configured to relieve podiatric pain when the user wears said shoe, said therapeutic unit comprising:
 a plurality of upper plates positioned between said outer surface and said inner surface of said upper, said upper plates being distributed along said back side, said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said front side of said upper such that said upper plates are configured to surround the user's foot when the user wears said shoe; 
 a tongue plate positioned between said topmost surface and said bottommost surface of said tongue portion, said tongue plate being substantially coextensive with said tongue portion such that said tongue plate is configured to cover a top of the user's foot when the user wears said shoe; and 
 a sole plate positioned between said top side and said bottom side of said sole, said sole plate being substantially coextensive with said sole.