Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
Patent
1996-09-17
1998-06-30
Dayoan, B.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Foot-supporting or foot-conforming feature
36 501, A43B 720, A43C 1100
Patent
active
057716080
ABSTRACT:
A shoe having a support strap assembly which is advantageous in providing improved support and/or improved balance of the shoe, to assist in preventing ankle injury or in reducing the severity of an ankle injury. In a preferred form of the invention, an upper strap assembly extends adjacent a top region of the shoe, and side strap assemblies extend from the upper strap assembly and along each side of the shoe. With the arrangement, if the foot is tilted, the strap on the side of the foot opposite to the direction of tilting not only provides support to the wearer, but also can provide feedback to the wearer to inform the wearer of an improper foot position and thereby assist the wearer in returning the foot to a proper position. In a disclosed embodiment, the side strap assemblies extend in front of the ankle, and meet with a sole of the shoe in an arch region of the shoe, so that the support strap assemblies provides a stirrup-like balanced arrangement.
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Dayoan B.
K-Swiss Inc.
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