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Boot Wear Protector

a technology for motorcycle boots and protection, applied in the field of motorcycle boots, can solve the problems of unfavorable motorcycle boots, unfavorable motorcycle boots, and holes completely through the top surfa

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-06-05
JENNINGS RICHARD
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Benefits of technology

The patent is for a protective motorcycle boot that helps prevent wear and tear caused by contact with the gear shift lever. Additionally, the boot is designed to be aesthetically attractive.

Problems solved by technology

Motorcycle riders know that this repeated up-shift action quickly causes an unsightly wear mark to be formed on the top of a motorcycle boot and, in time, to wear a hole completely through the top surface.
Although assumably effective for their intended purposes, the existing devices and proposals in the art often require a covering device to be strapped on, slid on, or otherwise affixed to the boot or shoe.

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[0016]A motorcycle boot that is resistant to wear when operating a motorcycle shift lever according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017]The motorcycle boot 10 includes a sole 12 and an upper portion 20 supported by the sole 12. The sole 12 may include a front end 14, an opposed rear end 16, and side edges 18 extending therebetween in a traditional manner (FIG. 1). The boot 10 may also include a toe portion 22 adjacent the front end 14 of the sole 12 and a front portion 24 situated rearward of the toe portion 22. The front portion 24 may include a top surface 26 and side surfaces extending between the top surface 26 and the sole side edges 18. Specifically, the side surfaces may be characterized as inside 30 and 32 outside surfaces. The motorcycle boot 10 may also include an ankle portion 34 situated rearward the boot front portion 24, the ankle portion 34 extending upwardly from the top surface 26 of the front portion 24 a...

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Abstract

A wear protective motorcycle boot according to the present invention for use when operating a motorcycle shift lever includes a sole having a front end, a rear end, and side edges extending between the sole front and rear ends. A toe portion extends upwardly from the sole front end. A top surface of the boot is situated rearwardly from the toe portion and upwardly from the side edges of the sole. An ankle portion extends upwardly from the top surface. A protection member is situated on the top surface of the boot between the toe portion and the ankle portion, the protection member including a textured surface configured to resist wear when bearing against the motorcycle shift lever. In some embodiments, the protection member may be removable and selectively attached to front portion of a boot.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to footwear protection and, more particularly, a motorcycle boot having a protection member situated on a top surface of a front portion of the boot having a textured surface configured to resist repeated contact with a foot operated gear shift lever of a motorcycle.[0002]The gears of a motorcycle are shifted by action of the foot of a rider. For instance, the motorcycle may be placed into first gear by pressing down on the gear shift lever with the foot. Then to shift into second gear, the shift lever is urged upwardly by the user's foot. The same action is taken to shift into third gear, and so on. Motorcycle riders know that this repeated up-shift action quickly causes an unsightly wear mark to be formed on the top of a motorcycle boot and, in time, to wear a hole completely through the top surface.[0003]Various devices have been proposed in the art for covering and protecting an outer surface of a boot or other ty...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B23/00A43B5/14
CPCA43B5/145A43B23/00
Inventor JENNINGS, RICHARD
Owner JENNINGS RICHARD
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