Arch support insole with stimulation texture

Abstract

An insole has a superior surface and an inferior surface opposite the superior surface. The insole includes a heel portion, an arch portion, and a mechanoreception stimulation texture. The arch support portion extends from the heel portion and is configured to support an arch of a foot of a user. The mechanoreception stimulation texture is disposed on the superior surface of the insole. The mechanoreception stimulation texture is configured to stimulate the foot of the user. The mechanoreception stimulation texture has a plurality of protuberances. Each protuberance extends vertically from the superior surface.

1 . An insole having a superior surface and an inferior surface opposite the superior surface, the insole comprising:
 a heel portion;   an arch support portion extending from the heel portion, the superior surface of the arch support portion being contoured; and   a mechanoreception stimulation texture disposed on the superior surface of the insole, the mechanoreception stimulation texture configured to mechanoreceptively stimulate the foot of the user, the mechanoreception stimulation texture having a plurality of protuberances, each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances extending vertically from the superior surface, each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances having a central axis, the central axis of each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances being parallel to the central axes of the other protuberances of the plurality of protuberances.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The insole according to  claim 1 , wherein the insole has a medial edge and lateral edge opposite the medial edge, wherein the arch support portion is contoured such that a peak of the arch support portion is disposed along the medial edge of the insole and the superior surface slopes away from the peak towards the lateral edge. 
     
     
         6 . The insole according to  claim 5 , wherein the arch support portion has a rise defined between the peak and the inferior surface. 
     
     
         7 . The insole according to  claim 6 , wherein the rise is between 20 millimeters and 45 millimeters. 
     
     
         8 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the heel portion defines a cradle, the cradle configured to receive a heel of the foot of the user to align the foot relative to the arch support portion. 
     
     
         9 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances has a height between 0.5 millimeters and 2 millimeters. 
     
     
         10 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the mechanoreception stimulation texture covers an entirety of the superior surface of the insole. 
     
     
         11 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the plurality of protuberances are uniformly distributed on the superior surface. 
     
     
         12 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., further comprising a toe portion extending from the arch support portion and the heel portion. 
     
     
         13 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the insole is made of silicone. 
     
     
         14 . The insole according to claim Error! Reference source not found., wherein the insole is formed as a monolithic construction. 
     
     
         15 . An insole kit comprising:
 a first insole according to  claim 1  configured to receive a left foot; and   a second insole according to  claim 1  configured to receive a right foot.   
     
     
         16 . An insole insertable into a piece of footwear, the insole comprising:
 a body having a superior surface and an inferior surface opposite the superior surface, the body including a rear segment that defines a plane on the inferior surface thereof, the body including an arch support portion having a contour, the contour of the arch support portion defining a rise of the arch support portion between a peak of the arch support portion and the inferior side of the body, the superior surface of the body including a mechanoreception stimulation texture including a plurality of protuberances configured to mechanoreceptively stimulate the foot of the user, each protuberance of plurality of protuberances having a central axis, each protuberance of the plurality of protuberance extending vertically away from the superior surface such that the central axis of each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances is orthogonal to the plane defined by the rear segment of the body and parallel to the other central axes of the plurality of protuberances.   
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The insole according to  claim 16 , wherein the body is configured to support the arch of the foot of the user in biomechanically correct position. 
     
     
         19 . The insole according to  claim 16 , wherein the mechanoreception stimulation texture is configured to maintain muscle tone in the foot of the user. 
     
     
         20 . The insole according to  claim 16 , wherein the mechanoreception stimulation texture is configured to improve proprioception of the foot. 
     
     
         21 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The insole according to  claim 1 , wherein the inferior surface includes a planar rear segment in the heel portion that defines inferior-most surface of the heel portion and a planar middle segment in the arch support portion that defines an inferior-most surface of the arch support portion, the rear segment and the middle segment coplanar with one another, the central axes of the plurality of protuberances orthogonal to the rear segment and the middle segment. 
     
     
         24 . An insole having a superior surface, an inferior surface opposite the superior surface, a medial edge extending along a heel portion and an arch support potion, a lateral edge extending along the heel portion and the arch support portion opposite of the medial edge, the insole comprising:
 the arch support portion extending from the heel portion, the arch support portion including a peak disposed along the medial edge of the insole, the superior surface sloping downward away from the peak towards the lateral edge; and   a mechanoreception stimulation texture disposed on the superior surface of the insole, the mechanoreception stimulation texture having a plurality of protuberances distributed across an entirety of the superior surface,   wherein in a top plan view of the insole the plurality of protuberances forming a consistent pattern on the superior surface of the insole.   
     
     
         25 . The insole according to  claim 24 , wherein each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances has a base in physical communication with the superior surface and an apex positioned opposite the base, each protuberance of the plurality of protuberances defines a central axis extending between the base and the apex, the central axes of the plurality of protuberances being parallel to each other.