Protective footwear
AssigneeFox Head, Inc.
InventorsAndre Lee, Luis Cosio, David Durham, David Munn
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Abstract
A protective footwear includes a foot engagement portion, a lower-leg engagement portion, and a cable closure system. The lower-leg engagement portion defines a cable end interface and a buckle interface. The cable closure system is configured to facilitate at least partially securing the protective footwear to a leg of a wearer. The cable closure system includes a buckle assembly configured to releasably couple to the buckle interface and a cable extending between the cable end interface and the buckle assembly. The cable has a first end coupled to the cable end interface and an opposing second end coupled to the buckle assembly.
Claims17
A protective footwear, comprising:
- a foot engagement portion;
- a lower-leg engagement portion;
- a closure assembly configured to facilitate at least partially securing the protective footwear to a leg of a wearer;
- a core disposed within the foot engagement portion and the lower-leg engagement portion;
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- a pivotal hinge system positioned to pivotally couple the lower-leg engagement portion to the foot engagement portion;
- wherein the pivotal hinge system limits rotational movement of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion about a set range of motion, the pivotal hinge system comprising:
- an ankle dampening system coupled with the pivotal hinge system and configured to allow for additional rotational movement of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion beyond a limit of the set range of motion, the ankle dampening system comprising:
- a support having a recess;
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- a hinge bumper configured to reside within the recess and limit an amount of the additional rotational movement of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion beyond the limit of the set range of motion;
- wherein the lower-leg engagement portion includes an exoskeleton defining a plurality of apertures, the plurality of apertures positioned such that at least a portion of the core is exposed to an external environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.