Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
Patent
1997-08-19
2000-04-18
Patterson, M. D.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
36 93, 361171, A43B 500
Patent
active
060500034
ABSTRACT:
A boot comprising: (a) a sole; and (b) a shell attached to the sole, the shell having: (i) a lower portion secured to the sole for enclosing a user's foot below the lower ankle, (ii) an upper portion extending upwardly from the lower portion for enclosing at least the user's ankle, and for providing lateral and medial flexing of the user's ankle, and (iii) a groove in a front outer segment of the upper portion of the shell to reduce pressure from the shell on substantially the tibialis anterior muscle when the muscle flexes. Another embodiment of the boot comprises: (a) a sole; and (b) a shell attached to the sole, the shell having: (i) a lower portion secured to the sole for enclosing a user's foot and at least the front portion of the user's ankle, (ii) an upper portion extending upwardly from the lower portion for providing lateral and medial flexing of the user's ankle, and (iii) a groove in a front outer segment of the lower portion of the shell to reduce pressure from the shell on substantially the tibialis anterior muscle when the muscle flexes.
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Park John K.
Patterson M. D.
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