Flexible Metatarsal Guard

a metatarsal guard and flexible technology, applied in the upper, bootlegs, stiffners, etc., can solve the problems of limiting affecting the comfort of foot movement, and affecting the protection mechanism, so as to preserve flexibility and comfor

Pending Publication Date: 2020-04-23
TBL LICENSING
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[0009]In use, the metatarsal guard may be positioned within a shoe 100, similar to shoe shown in FIG. 1, and may act to protect the metatarsal area of a user's

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Common scenarios in which such metatarsal guards may be necessary are in construction applications, in mining, or in other like fields where the foot may be susceptible to injury due to impact with extraneous objects (e.g., falling rocks, lumber, puncture via nails, etc.) In some cases, while the aforementioned metatarsal guard(s) may provide adequate protection from injury, such guard(s) may restrict comfortable movement of the foot due to the rigidity of the guard(s).
Even these protective mechanisms, however, may suffer

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[0021]In describing aspects of the present invention(s), specific terminology will be used for the sake of clarity. However, the invention(s) is not intended to be limited to any specific terms used herein, and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents, which operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.

[0022]As used in the present application, “length” means the longest dimension of any object or shape. As used in the present application, “width” means the shortest dimension of any object or shape existing in the same plane as the length. “Thickness” means the remaining dimension of a three-dimensional object which is not the length or the width. As used in the present application, “medial” means at, towards, near, or relating to the midline of the human body, i.e. as applied to a shoe as it would be oriented when it is situated on the foot of a wearer. As used in the present application, “lateral” means at, towards, near, or r...

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A metatarsal guard is provided which is adapted to have improved flexibility while maintaining adequate protection for the metatarsal region of a user's foot. The guard may include a flexible section spanning the width of the guard in a medial-lateral direction and comprising a pattern of perforations extending entirely or partway through the thickness of the metatarsal guard. In some aspects, the pattern of perforations may allow for expansion along the medial and lateral edges of the guard, while resisting deformation caused by outside impact.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 747,766 filed Oct. 19, 2018, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]Aspects of the present invention relate, in general, to protection devices for use in shoes, and specifically to metatarsal or other protection devices for shielding a user's foot from injury. Protection devices for use in shielding other areas of a user's foot, other portions of the body, or in alternate applications beyond bodily protection are also contemplated.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Protection devices for shielding the metatarsal area of the foot from injury are widely used in various sectors of the footwear industry. Typically, these protection devices are referred to as metatarsal guards, and may be employed as an external guard or integrated into the shoe itself (e.g., an internal guard). Common scenarios in ...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B23/02A43B23/04
CPCA43B23/0215A43B23/0275A43B23/027A43B23/0235A43B23/042A43B23/0245A43B23/08A43B23/16A43B7/32A43B7/08
Inventor DULUDE, RYAN
Owner TBL LICENSING
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