Removable internal footbed system for a shoe

Abstract

A shoe for providing greater comfort and high-performance to a wearer. The shoe includes an outsole having an inner footbed area and an outer area surrounding the inner footbed area. The shoe also includes a removable footbed having a bed in contact with the footbed area and a plurality of domes extending upwards from the bed. Each of the plurality of domes being spaced apart from each other. The shoe also includes an insole positioned on top of the footbed and for contacting the wearer's foot.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe for providing greater comfort and high-performance to a wearer, comprising:
 an outsole having an inner footbed area and an outer area surrounding the footbed area;   a footbed having a bed in contact with the inner footbed area and a plurality of domes extending upwards from the bed, each of the plurality of domes being spaced apart from each other; and   an insole positioned on top of the footbed and for contacting the wearer's foot.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the outer area has an upward curved portion that curves up from an inner edge to an outer edge. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the outsole is co-molded with the footbed. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the footbed is removable and interchangeable. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the bed and the plurality of domes are co-molded together. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of domes is formed with a top sphere and a bottom cylinder. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe of  claim 6  wherein a height of the bottom cylinder is approximately twice a height of the top sphere for each of the plurality of domes. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the each of the plurality of domes is made of a solid filled gel or rubber material. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the each of the plurality of domes is an anatomical shape composed of at least two different geometric. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the each of the plurality of domes is similar in size and shape. 
     
     
         11 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of domes located in the arch area are higher in order to form an arch for the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         12 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the insole is made of a clear, see-through material in order for the plurality of domes to be seen by the wearer. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the footbed or the plurality of domes are made of different hardness. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of domes has a heel section and a toe section where the heel section and the toe section have different hardness and are molded in a dual density type of mold. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe of  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of domes has a height of a curved portion being about 2A millimeters, a spacing between adjacent domes being about 2A millimeters, a width being about 8A millimeters, and a height being about 4A millimeters.