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US 12,108,842 B2Granted
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.
Claims20
A footwear comprising:
- a foot engagement portion;
- a 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 dampening system support having a recess,
- a monolithic hinge bumper including a first leg and a second leg configured to reside within the recess, wherein the recess comprises a notch extending from an outer perimeter of the recess and configured to be positioned between the first leg and the second leg 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 and provide a dampening effect when one of the first leg and the second leg contacts the notch;
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- an enclosure plate engaged to the dampening system support configured to enclose the hinge bumper, wherein the dampening system support, the hinge bumper, and the enclosure plate include central apertures that are axially aligned and configured to surround at least a portion of the pivotal hinge system.
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A footwear comprising:
- a foot engagement portion;
- a lower-leg engagement portion;
- a core disposed within the foot engagement portion and the lower-leg engagement portion comprising a foam lining and a lightweight, stretchable, or breathable material that forms at least a portion of the exterior of the footwear;
- a pivotal hinge system pivotably coupling the lower-leg engagement portion and the foot engagement portion, the pivotal hinge system configured to allow pivoting of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion within a set range of motion and including:
- a dampening system support coupled to the foot engagement portion and having a bumper recess, and
- an enclosure plate coupled to the lower-leg engagement portion and pivotably coupled to the dampening system support;
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- a monolithic bumper within the bumper recess between the dampening system support and the enclosure plate and configured to engage portions of the dampening system support and the enclosure plate to provide a dampening effect and allowing pivoting of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion beyond the set range of motion.
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A footwear comprising:
- a foot engagement portion;
- a lower-leg engagement portion;
- a core disposed within the foot engagement portion and the lower-leg engagement portion comprising a foam lining and a lightweight, stretchable, or breathable material that forms at least a portion of the exterior of the footwear;
- a pivotal hinge system pivotably coupling the lower-leg engagement portion and the foot engagement portion and configured to limit pivotal movement of the lower-leg engagement portion about a pivot axis relative to the foot engagement portion to a set range of motion;
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- an ankle dampening system coupled to the pivotal hinge system and including a bumper support and a monolithic bumper within the bumper support and coaxially aligned with the pivot axis, wherein the bumper is configured to allow additional range of motion of the lower-leg engagement portion relative to the foot engagement portion beyond the set range of motion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.