An inflatable inner sole for footwear has a flexible, inflatable enclosure
with an inflation system that may includes an on-board air pump and a
pressure relief valve. The inflatable inclosure may include a plurality
of chambers that are independently adjustable by selectively adding or
removing a gas from each chamber. The inflatable enclosure may also
include a pressure gauge and an improved pressure relief valve sleeve
with a spring seat. The inflatable enclosure may be formed with one or
both of first and second sheets formed as contoured prefabricated sheets.
Alternatively, the sheets may be flat sheets. A recess is formed in the
sheets so that the recess extends out of a plane of intersection between
the first and second sheets. The recess may be formed by causing a
portion of the first and second sheets to bend out of the plane of
intersection of the first and second sheets.