Foot conforming insole for a shoe

Claim 1

An insole for a shoe, said insole comprising a first layer of resilient foam material, a layer of solid shape-retaining material applied over portions of said first layer, a second layer of resilient foam material applied over said solid layer and coextensively overlying said first layer, said first and second and solid layers being bonded together at all areas of mutual contact with the marginal areas of said first and second layers extending beyond all peripheral edges of said solid layer, said second layer having at least twice the thickness of said first layer, said first and second layers adapted to extend from the furthermost posterior aspect of the heel to the tip of the toes, a pair of upturned tab means formed by said first and second and solid layers at opposite side edges of said insole for cradling the heel, one tab means adapted to be on the medial side of the foot at the arch thereof, the other tab means adapted to be on the lateral side of the foot just rearwardly of the base of the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal, said solid layer adapted to extend from the furthermost posterior aspect of the heel to adjacently rearwardly of the ball of the foot, said first and solid layers having a rounded foot cradling transverse cross sectional configuration, the upper face of said second layer having a resilient shape retaining configuration conforming to the plantar of the foot and including cradling depressions for the toes and heel.