Forefoot valgus compensated footwear

Claim 1

In an article of footwear having a forefoot valgus compensation, for use with a foot, said article having an upper portion and a sole, said sole having a forefoot and a rearfoot portion, said sole forefoot portion having a medial aspect and a lateral aspect, said sole forefoot portion being of varying thickness across the width thereof such that said sole slopes at an angle upwardly from said medial aspect to said lateral aspect to provide an inclined surface of greater thickness at said lateral aspect than at said medial aspect to compensate said forefoot in its valgus oriented angulation and to maintain normal alignment, position, motion and function of the entire foot during use of said article of footwear, and wherein said inclined surface compensates the forefoot beneath the medial aspect of the navicular bone, the internal (medial) cuneiform bone, the first metatarsal bone and the shafts of the lesser metatarsal bones diagonally, the metatarsal-phalangeal joints (the ball of the foot), and the toes giving the area beneath the fifth metatarsal-phalangeal joint (the little toe joint) the greatest elevation, and wherein said sole rearfoot portion is of constant thickness across the width thereof, such that the rear portion of the foot is allowed to act as an effective shock absorber when coming into contact with the ground, and wherein said inclined surface has a slope at a maximum angle of 8 degrees plus or minus amounts up to 6 degrees.