Boots – shoes – and leggings – Protectors
Patent
1999-01-26
2000-12-19
Sewell, Paul T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Protectors
36 77R, 36 77M, A43B 1322, A43C 1314
Patent
active
061613134
ABSTRACT:
A metatarsal guard for footwear comprises an arched body which covers a dorsal surface of a wearer's metatarsal foot area. The arched body has lateral bottom edges for engaging a footwear sole to transmit loads from the arched body to the footwear sole. Slits are defined in a rear portion of the arched body so as to form a longitudinally extending central T-shaped tongue and two longitudinally extending lateral tongues in order to increase the flexibility of the metatarsal guard. The T-shaped tongue has a rear edge extending in a concave curved line transversally of the footwear so as to prevent transmission of punctual loads to the wearer's foot. By optimizing the number and the configuration of the tongues, both the wearer's comfort and protection are maximized.
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Sewell Paul T.
Stashick Anthony
STC Footwear Inc.
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