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US 10,238,167 B2Granted
Footwear insert
OwnerRichard Covelinventor
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Abstract
A flexible insert for a sports shoe for kicking a ball which self activates upon the strike of a ball to deform in a manner that conforms to the struck curvature surface of the ball to assist in conforming the shoe surface material to the same struck area of the ball and increase the wearers' control and accuracy of the kicked ball. Following the strike the flexible insert reforms to its original shape and structure for the next strike.
Claims10
A sport shoe insert comprising:
- a base section configured to conform to the instep of a foot, said base section including an aperture therein;
- a raised striker section upstanding from the base section and above the aperture, said striker section structured to deform and contact the instep when struck by a ball.
A sport shoe insert comprising:
- a base section configured to conform to the instep of a foot;
- a raised striker section upstanding from the base section, said striker section structured to deform when struck by a ball;
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- a stop member under the raised striker section for contacting the instep when the raised striker section is deformed by the ball.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.