Shoe insert apparatus and method

Abstract

A shoe insert including a central section; a top section; and a bottom section; the central section connected to the top and bottom sections so that the central section is between the top and bottom sections; the top and bottom sections configured to be mirror images of each other; and the central section is configured to be smaller than either the top or bottom sections. The shoe insert may have a first surface and an opposing second surface; each of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section has a first surface which is part of the first surface of the shoe insert; each of the central, top, and bottom section has a second surface which is part of the second surface of the shoe insert; and wherein there is adhesive located on each of the first surfaces of the central, the top section, and the bottom section.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A shoe insert comprising;
 a central section;   a top section; and   a bottom section;   wherein the central section is connected to the top and bottom sections so that the central section is between the top and bottom sections;   wherein the top and bottom sections are configured to be mirror images of each other; and   wherein the central section is configured to be smaller than either the top or bottom sections.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe insert of  claim 1  wherein
 the shoe insert has a first surface and an opposing second surface; 
 each of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section has a first surface which is part of the first surface of the shoe insert; 
 each of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section has a second surface which is part of the second surface of the shoe insert; and 
 wherein there is adhesive located on each of the first surfaces of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         3 . The shoe insert of  claim 2  further comprising
 at least one removable protective film covering the adhesive on each of the first surfaces of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         4 . The shoe insert of  claim 3  wherein
 the at least one removable protective film includes: 
 a first removable protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the central section; 
 a second protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the top section; and 
 a third protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         5 . The shoe insert of  claim 1  wherein
 the top section has a first plurality of markings; and 
 the bottom section has a second plurality of markings which are a mirror image of the first plurality of markings; and 
 wherein the shoe insert has a length from a first end to a second end, and wherein the shoe insert is configured so that cutting off a portion at the first end by cutting along a first marking of the first plurality of markings and cutting off a portion at the second end by cutting along a first marking of the second plurality of markings which mirrors the first marking of the first plurality of markings, reduces the shoe insert substantially equally from both the first end and the second end. 
 
     
     
         6 . The shoe insert of  claim 5  wherein
 each of the first plurality of markings includes a number; and 
 each of the second plurality of markings includes a number; and 
 wherein corresponding markings of the first plurality of markings and the second plurality of markings have the same number. 
 
     
     
         7 . The shoe insert of  claim 1  wherein
 the top section and the bottom section are both curved in the same direction. 
 
     
     
         8 . The shoe insert of  claim 1  wherein
 the shoe insert is flexible and is configured to fold into a state in which the top section is attached to a left inside panel of a shoe, the bottom section is substantially parallel to the top section and is attached to a right inside panel of the shoe, and the central section is substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom sections and is attached to an inner heel wall of the shoe. 
 
     
     
         9 . The shoe insert of  claim 1  wherein
 there is a protruding ridge on a surface of the shoe insert near an edge of the shoe insert. 
 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 inserting a shoe insert into a shoe so that a top section of the shoe insert is adjacent to a left inside panel of the shoe, a bottom section of the shoe insert is adjacent to a right inside panel of the shoe, and a central section of the shoe insert is adjacent to an inner heel wall of the shoe.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein
 the central section is connected to the top and bottom sections so that the central section is between the top and bottom sections; 
 wherein the top and bottom sections are configured to be mirror images of each other; and 
 wherein the central section is configured to be smaller than either the top or bottom sections. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein
 the shoe insert has a first surface and an opposing second surface; 
 each of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section has a first surface which is part of the first surface of the shoe insert; 
 each of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section has a second surface which is part of the second surface of the shoe insert; and 
 wherein there is adhesive located on each of the first surfaces of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein
 at least one removable protective film covers the adhesive on each of the first surfaces of the central section, the top section, and the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein
 the at least one removable protective film includes: 
 a first removable protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the central section; 
 a second protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the top section; and 
 a third protective film covering the adhesive on the first surface of the bottom section. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein
 the top section has a first plurality of markings; and 
 the bottom section has a second plurality of markings which are a mirror image of the first plurality of markings; and 
 wherein the shoe insert has a length from a first end to a second end, and wherein the shoe insert is configured so that cutting off a portion at the first end by cutting along a first marking of the first plurality of markings and cutting off a portion at the second end by cutting along a first marking of the second plurality of markings which mirrors the first marking of the first plurality of markings, reduces the shoe insert substantially equally from both the first end and the second end. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein
 each of the first plurality of markings includes a number; and 
 each of the second plurality of markings includes a number; and 
 wherein corresponding markings of the first plurality of markings and the second plurality of markings have the same number. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10  wherein
 the top section and the bottom section are both curved in the same direction. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10  wherein
 the shoe insert is flexible and is configured to fold into a state in which the top section is attached to a left inside panel of a shoe, the bottom section is substantially parallel to the top section and is attached to a right inside panel of the shoe, and the central section is substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom sections and is attached to an inner heel wall of the shoe. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 10  wherein
 there is a protruding ridge on a surface of the shoe insert near an edge of the shoe insert.