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An orthotic insert for use in various types of foot gear consisting of a first blank and a second blank fused together. The first blank is a flexible pad generally contoured to the bottom of a person\s foot and the second blank is more rigid and contoured to the calcaneal and arch regions of a speci

An orthotic insert for use in various types of foot gear consisting of a first blank and a second blank fused together. The first blank is a flexible pad generally contoured to the bottom of a person\s foot and the second blank is more rigid and contoured to the calcaneal and arch regions of a specific individual\s foot. In combination the first and second blank form an orthotic insert which offers support to and is resiliently deformable in the heel area and flexible in the toe area thus emulating the requirement of the human gait cycle.

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An insert removeably placed within a finished article of footwear comprising, in combination: a full length first blank dimensioned to underlie the plantar surface of a person\s foot and formed of flexible, resiliently deformable material along its entire extent, a second blank extending from a caca

An insert removeably placed within a finished article of footwear comprising, in combination: a full length first blank dimensioned to underlie the plantar surface of a person\s foot and formed of flexible, resiliently deformable material along its entire extent, a second blank extending from a cacaneal area of the person\s plantar surface to a metatarsal head area bonded to a bottom face of said front blank and formed from alternating layers of fiberglass/resin and graphite, two of said fiberglass/resin layers forming outer most surfaces of said second blank, said second blank molded and set to conform identically to the plantar surface of the person\s foot along the areas of support therefor when the foot is beneficially oriented, each said graphite layer formed from a bundle of graphite fibers directionally oriented along specific axes to provide controlled, preprogrammed deformation of said insert when used in a gait cycle, whereby said insert nests within the inner portion of the finished footwear article and provides continuous control of weight distribution to the foot by insert distortion as the weight is shifted from the calcaneal area forward through the subtalar and midtarsal joint and thence to the metatarsal heads.