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Variably adjustable shoe insert

CA 1210237 A · Owner: Northwest Podiatric Laboratories, Inc. · Inventors: Brown, Dennis N.

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Disclosed herein is an insert for a shoe boot, or, the like which is capable of plural adjustments so as to adapt the insert to the unique physical conformation of the wearer's foot to hold the foot in a neutral axis position substantially at all times, to return a foot into the neutral axis mode automatically and to provide a wide range of support resiliency, and angulation, based on the needs of the user. The device as set forth lends itself to modification for various sports where lateral motion is of primary importance, shock absorption and longitudinal extension of the foot is of paramount importance or for geriatric patients, whereby a single insert and the modifying devices …

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  • Granted August 26, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 26, 2003.
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FiledNovember 18, 1982
GrantedAugust 26, 1986
Term endedAugust 26, 2003
Patent numberCA 1210237 A
Classification (IPC)A43B17/02 +1 more

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1983198619891992199519982001Application filedNov 18, 1982Patent grantedAug 26, 1986Term endedAug 26, 2003

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