Footwear for treating and preventing foot malpositions, in particular for treating and preventing hallux valgus, comprising a holding element configured for securing a foot relative to the footwear; and a tensioning element configured to be fastened to a toe and configured, in a state in which the footwear is fastened to the foot, to exert a first corrective force on the toe and to exert a second corrective force directed opposite to the first corrective force on a metatarsophalangeal joint of the toe, wherein the tensioning element is an elastic correcting strap.

The present invention is directed toward footwear including an upper connected to a sole structure. The upper includes two portions formed via compression molding in which textile layers are compressed to form a fabric laminate. One of the upper portions generally defines a seamless heel cup. The other upper portion generally defines a toe cage. The toe cage includes one or more integrated toe guides operable to position a toe of a wearer in a predetermined position within the cavity.

The present invention is directed toward footwear including an upper connected to a sole structure. The upper includes two portions formed via compression molding in which textile layers are compressed to form a fabric laminate. One of the upper portions generally defines a seamless heel cup. The other upper portion generally defines a toe cage. The toe cage includes one or more integrated toe guides operable to position a toe of a wearer in a predetermined position within the cavity.

An article of footwear, comprising a sole having a top portion and a bottom portion, and one or more straps, wherein at least one of the straps extends from the top portion to the bottom portion through a channel in the sole, and the strap has a plug end; and a retention element disposed between the plug end and the bottom portion of the sole, wherein the retention element comprises a base and one or more flanges disposed at an outer edge of the base projecting angularly upward and away from the base.

A shoe insert is configured to receive a foot of a wearer. According to various implementations, the shoe insert includes an inner piece and an outer piece. The outer piece covers the inner piece. The inner piece includes dividers that at least partially separate toes of the foot and protects the toes from, for example, the impact of a heavy object.

A shoe insert is configured to receive a foot of a wearer. According to various implementations, the shoe insert includes an inner piece and an outer piece. The outer piece covers the inner piece. The inner piece includes dividers that at least partially separate toes of the foot and protects the toes from, for example, the impact of a heavy object.

A shoe-pad, shoe and hallux orthotic device, the shoe-pad is configured for correcting and preventing deformity of a hallux, the shoe-pad includes a shoe-pad body, a first orthotic portion, and a second orthotic portion; the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are protruded from a surface of the shoe-pad body and spaced from each other, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction. The first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are spaced from each other on the shoe-pad body, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction, the structure is simple, the production and using are convenient, the hallux valgus can be corrected and prevented without a surgery, and the suffering and financial burden of the patients are reduced.

A shoe-pad, shoe and hallux orthotic device, the shoe-pad is configured for correcting and preventing deformity of a hallux, the shoe-pad includes a shoe-pad body, a first orthotic portion, and a second orthotic portion; the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are protruded from a surface of the shoe-pad body and spaced from each other, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction. The first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are spaced from each other on the shoe-pad body, and the first orthotic portion and the second orthotic portion are staggered from each other in a front-back direction, the structure is simple, the production and using are convenient, the hallux valgus can be corrected and prevented without a surgery, and the suffering and financial burden of the patients are reduced.

An article of footwear having an upper secured to an outsole in combination having three toe pockets, the first toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a big toe of a wearer, and the second toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a second toe of the wearer, and the third toe pocket having a configuration to receive within the remaining third toe, fourth toe and fifth toe of the wearer.

An article of footwear having an upper secured to an outsole in combination having three toe pockets, the first toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a big toe of a wearer, and the second toe pocket having a configuration to separately receive within a second toe of the wearer, and the third toe pocket having a configuration to receive within the remaining third toe, fourth toe and fifth toe of the wearer.