Shoes having improved ankle support
OwnerSung-Yeol Kiminventor
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Abstract
A shoe having ankle support for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity comprises a support piece having an ankle support and legs extending downwardly from the ankle support where the legs are removably inserted down in a pocket formed on an outer surface of an ankle side shoe portion. The shoe further comprising a heal support pad embedded in the foot cover member extending around the heel of a wearer, a cap covering the ankle support of the support piece, and a cover band extending over each pocket and cap to secure the cap.
Claims15
In a shoe having a sole, a foot cover member attached to said sole, a plurality of lace holes extending in two front rows on the front portion of the foot cover member, with the improvement comprising:
- a pocket formed on each side of the foot cover member at a portion corresponding to the portion of a wearer's ankle;
- a support piece removeably inserted into each pocket, said support piece having an ankle support and legs downwardly extending from the ankle support, said support piece being of a predetermined stiffness necessary to support the wearer's anklebone for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity.
In a shoe having a sole, a foot cover member attached to said sole, a plurality of lace holes extending in two front rows on the front portion of the foot cover member, with the improvement comprising:
- a support sleeve disposed on each side of the foot cover member at a portion corresponding to the portion of a wearer's ankle;
- a first support piece removeably inserted into each support sleeve, said first support piece having an ankle support and legs downwardly extending from the ankle support, said first support piece being of a predetermined stiffness necessary to support the wearer's anklebone for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity.
A shoe comprising:
- a sole;
- a foot cover member attached to said sole;
- a support sleeve disposed on each side of the foot cover member at a portion corresponding to the portion of a wearer's ankle;
- and,
- a first support piece removeably inserted into each support sleeve, said first support piece having an ankle support and legs downwardly extending from the ankle support, said first support piece being of a predetermined stiffness necessary to support the wearer's anklebone for preventing an unwanted ankle movement during a predetermined activity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.