2) United States Patent oy 0s) 03) wo (58) Malmoux Foor BED, Inventor: Assignee: OZ SHOES, INC., Westlake Village, caus) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis, pateat is extended or adjusted under 38 USC. 154(b) by 272 days. Appl. Nos 19530871 Filed: Jun. 22,2012 Related US. Application Data Provisional aplication No, 61/$70,134, filed on Dec 13,2011 Int. Cl. ASR 1438 (2006.01) AaB 1900 (2005.01) AASB 1316 (2006.01) A438 1710 (2006.01) A438 1702 (2006.01) A438 17700 (2005.01) US.Cl cc AABB 13/386 QUAL); ASB 13/16 (2013.01); 4438 17703 (2013.01); Ags 170006 (2013.01); Ad3B 17/02 (2013.01) A4BB 17/10 (2013.01) Field of Classification Search CPC. A438 17/00; AdSIB 17/003; 4838 17/065 'US009215908B1 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: US 9,215,908 B1 Dec. 22, 2015 AASB 13/16 Aa3B 17/08 AASB 13/125) AASB 19/383; AASB 13/386; Aa3B 13/12; ASB 13/122: AASB 13/127; A43B 17/10 ‘A438 17102 36143, 44,71, earch history. usec ‘See application file for complete 66) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS ASIIS7 A ¢ L198) Boleveit etal AS31750 4 + $1999 Mule 3028 Shsos86 A$ 51992. Stone ier SSssset A * 91996 Moores Dia Soo A * S159) Grounsalt Dia aonnuntiain AL* V007 Chaka Sesot So0g27L30 AL* 11/2008 Gaon etal anonbigiess AL 82009 Ipdan Soraoi22875 Al* 52010. Pemingon a 3038 * cited by examiner Jila M Mobandesi Katharine Graez Plager Sehack LLP Primary Examiner Assistant Examiner (74) Attornes, Agent, or Firm on A. foot bed comprises a ottom eneasing. mechanically ‘coupled toa cushiaa, The eushion is mechanieally yp %0 fan encasing sheet. The encasing, sheet is mechanically foupled 1 top cover ABSTRACTU.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015, US 9,215,908 B1 10 FIG.2US 9,215,908 BI 1 FOOT BED (CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED "APPLICATIONS, ‘This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appli= ‘ation No. 61/370,134 filed on Dee. 13, 2011 FIELD OF THE INVENTION ‘This invention relates to footwear Inpaticular producti hich a cushioning meansis so positioned, or so constructed. that when applied to footwear, it provides resilient support between the eel ofthe wearer andthe heel sea surface ofthe ootwear BACKGROUND OF 1 IE INVENTION Existing shoe insoles offer theories of howto provide com= foe to feet or theories of how to remove odor from fect. However, non offer effective theories on both and none use the materials disclosed hereto accomplish this dl purpose. For example, US. Patent Applicaton 2011/0067272 by Lin teaches foot bed made of strings to reduce odor. U.S. Patent Application 20080307679 by Chang teaches a series of pillars designedto increase ventilation and thus decrease odor ‘na foot bed. All ofthese teach away from the present inven- tion disclosed below BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An improved footbed comprises an tninterrupted contin ‘ous bottom encasing directly against an uninterrupted con- tinuous cushion. The bottom casing completely surrounds ‘and extends above a cushion perimeter of the uinterrupted ‘continsous cushion. ‘The uninterrupted continusus bottom ‘encasing is thicker atthe heel region than the toe region Toming a continuous wedge. The cushion is joined to ua ‘uninterrupted continuous eneasing sheet with cement. An ‘encasing sheet perimeter is completely surrounded by and adjacent to the uninterrupted continuous botom encasing ‘which extends above the eneasing sheet perimeter. The unin= temipted continous encasing sheet is joined t top cover and the uninterupted continurus bottom encasing with ‘cement. The top cover completely covers thee uninterrupted ‘continuous encasing sheet and tp exige ofthe bottom encas- ‘ng. The uninterrupted continuous bottom encasing, the unin- ‘errupted continuous cushion, the uninterrupted continuous ‘encasing sheet and the tp cover continuously run from heel to toe and each comprise: heel-eup, an arch support and @ metatarsal suppor. BRIEP DESCRIPTION OP THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS, Having thus described the invention in general terms, re: ‘erence will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein: FIG. 1 is perspective view of the invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of tho invention FIG. 3 isa partial section view of the invention taken about Fine 3-3 in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Embodiments of the present invention overcame many of the obstacles associated with comfort and smell of foot beds, 0 o 2 ‘and now will he described more filly hereinafter with refer fence tothe aevompanying drawings that show some, but not allembodiments of theclaimed inventions Indeed, theiaven- tion may heembodied in many different forms and should not be construed as Fimited to the embodiments set forth herein, Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclo- sure will satisfy applicable legal requirements Like numbers refer to like elements throughout FIG. 1 shows the improved foot bed in use. Once assembled, a user sees bottom encasing 16 is mechanically joule to top cover 10 as discussed in FIG. 2 FIG. 2 shows an assembly view of the improved footbed Fottom encasing 16 is mechanically coupled to cushion 14 Cushion 14 is mechanically coupled to encasing sheet 12. Encasing sheet 12 is mechanically coupled to top cover 10. asomeembodiments bottom encasing 16 smd of cork. Cushion 14 is made from an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, Encasing sheet 12 ie made of cork. Top layer 10is made ‘of suede In this manner, the cork has anti-microbial proper- ties (educing bacterial build-up which ereates foot odor). ‘The suede covering provides a soft fecling othe footbed. It is important to use both ofthese together Cork foot beds alone while cantrolingodortend tobe quite bard. An BVA alone foot bed tends to pxluce odor after use The cork also reduces heat from the EVA. In this manner, the nproved foot bed provides comfort while eontling odor. FIG. 3 provides section view ofthe improved footbed. To make the invention a user must frst make‘ Female mo and ‘male mold. Next, a rectangular pice of BVA is cut into a wedge (because the section ofthe improved foot bed nearest the cel s thicker that the section of the improved foot hed ‘nearest the toes), then the wedge is die eut creating an EVA blank that approximates the volume nocd for the mol. Next, a cork veneer is placed over the female mold and the EVA blank placed on top. Using heat and compression these are then compressed together forming an ergonomic shape i.e, there isa heel-cup, arch support and metatarsal suppor. Inthismanner bottom encasing 16s mechanically coupled 10 cushion Id. Next, encasing shoot 12 is mechanically coupled tocushion 14 hy cement 18, Last, ip eover 10 mechanically coupled to the now cork encased EVA footbed with cement 18, “That which is eaimed 1.4 foot bed, conigured wo reduce bacteria buildup while providinga soft feeling ona foot ofa human user; the fot bed consists oF ‘an uninterrupted continvous bottom encasing. made fem ‘cork; wherein the hotiom encasing extends from 2 hee! region to a toe region wherein the bottom encasing is thicker atthe heel region thaa the toe rion forming 3 continuous wedge; wherein the botiom eneasing has ‘ntimaierobial properties of reducing bacterial build-up which ereates foot odor, ‘an usinterrupted continuous cushion, pressed against the bottom eneasing and strounded on. cushion perimeter ‘and bottom by the bottom encasing; wherein the eushion ‘extends from a hee] region to a toe region wherein the cushion is thicker at the heel region than the toe rexion forming a second wedge; wherein the cushion is made from an ethylene vinyl acetate foam: wherein te eush jon provides the soft feling on the foot of the human ‘an uninterrupted continuous encasing shot, cemented to ‘theeushion; and rounded on aneneasingshect perim- ter bythe oom encasing: wherein the encasing shect is made from cork;US 9,215,908 BI 3 ‘an uninterupted continuous fop cover, cemented to and ‘covering both the eneasing sheet and an upper perimeter of the bottom encasing: wherein the top cover is made from suede: ‘wherein the bottom encasing, the cushion, the eneasing. s sheet and the top cover each comprise: a hee-cup, an Arch support and a metatarsal support.