EP0316289A2
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Plantar support
Assignee: Corti Luciana
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Filing: 1988-11-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-11-08
Abstract
Abstract This plantar support (1) must be arranged in the shoe in place of a rigid orthopedic sole; it contains cavities (3,5,7,9) with flexible and elastic walls which contain a granular material allowing adjustment of the bearing surface of the foot; it also has the possibility of metering the material in each cavity.
Inventors
- 👤 Luciano Geri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:13
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/14; A43B7/1405; A43B7/1415; A43B7/142; A43B7/1425; A43B7/143; A43B7/144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
Plantar support put in the shoe and intended for replacing a rigid orthopedic sole, characterized in that it possesses cavities having flexible walls and containing a formless material for adjustment of the bearing surface of the foot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
Plantar support put in the shoe and intended for replacing a rigid orthopedic sole, characterized in that it possesses cavities having flexible walls and containing a formless material for adjustment of the bearing surface of the foot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Plantar support according to Claim 1, characterized in that the cavities have at least one elastically deformable wall made of para-rubber or the like.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
Plantar support according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cavities are filled with a granular material consisting preferably of spherical grains or grains of equivalent shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Plantar support according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the walls of the cavities are pierceable by a needle which can fill them or empty them even gradually.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
Plantar support according to Claim 1, characterized in that the walls are included in a tubular sleeve which forms a flexible sole and which can be applied to the shoe by means making it removable, such as Velcro or the like.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Plantar support according to Claim 1, characterized in that the elastic cavities are included non-removably in the sole during the production of the shoe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
Plantar support according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a sole produced from a lamella which contributes to forming the cavities together with another lamella, continuous or zonal, which, coupled to the first, forms the plantar support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
Use of the plantar support according to one of Claims 1 to 7 for making variable and self-adjustable individual corrections for orthopedics or the prevention of deformations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
Orthopedic shoe, characterized in that it possesses a plantar support according to one of Claims 1 to 8.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Shoe, especially sports shoe, characterized in that it possesses a plantar support according to one of Claims 1 to 8.
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