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US 11,285,032 B2Granted
Grip enhancement and protection for the feet
AssigneeGryppers, Inc.
InventorsJamelle Brian Eugene, Precious Wilson
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Abstract
This document presents a footwear article that covers the foot and ankle of the wearer. The footwear object protects the wearer's feet and ankle while improving blood circulation, and supporting the toes, arches, and ankles of the wearer. The footwear object is manufactured of layered fabrics that are knitted and/or woven from both man-made and natural fibers. The footwear object has portions providing compression, padding, and grip to provide support and prevent injury to the wearer's feet and ankles.
Claims20
A footwear article, comprising:
- a textile structure including a toe region, an arch region, a heel region, and an ankle region;
- at least one toe strap, wherein the at least one toe strap is integrated within the textile structure, and wherein the at least one toe strap is constructed with a material that is more inelastic than the textile structure;
- a padded zone, wherein the padded zone covers a portion of a back of the ankle region above the heel region;
- and
- at least one external grip element including at least one external toe grip element, at least one external heel grip element, and at least one external arch grip element;
- and
- at least two compression areas;
- wherein the toe region includes two toe compartments;
- wherein the at least one toe strap extends from the heel region to the toe region, and wherein the at least one toe strap further extends from a bottom of one of the two toe compartments to a top of the one of the two toe compartments;
- wherein the at least one external grip element is integrated within a bottom of the textile structure;
- wherein the at least one external grip element includes a higher coefficient of friction than the padded zone and the at least two compression areas;
- wherein the at least one external grip element includes a patterned array of a plurality of shapes;
- and
- wherein the at least two compression areas are located on the arch region and on the ankle region.
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A footwear article, comprising:
- a textile structure including a toe region, an arch region, a heel region, and an ankle region;
- at least one toe strap integrated into the textile structure, wherein the at least one toe strap includes a first toe strap and a second toe strap, and wherein the first toe strap is constructed with a material that is more inelastic than the textile structure;
- a padded zone, wherein the padded zone covers a portion of a back of the ankle region above the heel region;
- at least one external grip element including at least one external toe grip element, at least one external heel grip element, and at least one external arch grip element and at least two compression areas;
- wherein the toe region includes at least two toe compartments;
- wherein the first toe strap includes a continuous band of material which extends from the heel region to the toe region, and wherein the first toe strap further extends from a bottom of one of the at least two toe compartments to a top of the one of the at least two toe compartments;
- wherein the first toe strap applies tension in a direction toward a bottom of the footwear article and a rear of the footwear article;
- wherein the at least one external grip element includes a patterned array of a plurality of shapes;
- and
- wherein the at least two compression areas are located on the arch region and on the ankle region.
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A footwear article, comprising:
- a textile structure including a toe region, an arch region, a heel region, and an ankle region, wherein the toe region includes at least two toe compartments;
- a padded zone, wherein the padded zone covers a portion of a back of the ankle region above the heel region;
- at least two compression areas;
- at least one toe strap;
- and
- at least one integrated external grip element;
- wherein the at least one integrated external grip element includes at least one integrated external toe grip element, at least one integrated external heel grip element, and/or at least one integrated external arch grip element;
- wherein the at least one integrated external grip element includes a patterned array of a plurality of shapes;
- wherein the at least one toe strap is constructed with a material that is more inelastic than the textile structure;
- wherein a first compression area of the at least two compression areas is located on the arch region and a second compression area of the at least two compression areas is located on the ankle region;
- wherein the textile structure, the at least one toe strap, and the at least two compression areas are knitted or woven;
- and
- wherein the at least two compression areas encircle the footwear article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.