Heel protector
OwnerSteven C. Atwoodinventor
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Abstract
A metal boot protector includes a U-shaped wire rod and a correspondingly-shaped plate for protecting the rearward upper portion of the boot while the user is driving a vehicle. The rod fits snugly in a crease between the sole and the upper portion of the boot. The plate includes an outwardly extending bevel along its upper edge, and the plate sides moving upward from the rod to the bevel extend outwardly from a vertical plane passing through the rod center, and then are contoured inwardly of the plane to prevent debris from becoming lodged between the guard and the boot.
Claims17
A guard of a type having a generally U-shaped configuration for protecting a rearward portion of footwear including a crease between a sole and upper portion of the footwear, the guard remaining out of engagement with a walking surface while worn by the user, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped metallic rod member for fitting engagement in the crease between the sole and the upper portion of the footwear for exerting a compressive force sufficient to removably secure the guard to the rearward portion of the footwear;
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- a metallic sheet material secured to the metallic rod member and having a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration and permanently secured to the rod member for covering the rearward portion of the upper portion of the footwear, the sheet material including a pair of side portions and a rearward portion having a first lower curvilinear portion extending outwardly from the rod member and a second upper curvilinear portion extending inwardly from the rod member with respect to a center of the rod member, and further including a bevel along an upper surface thereof having an outwardly protruding edge surface for preventing the sheet material from damaging the upper portion of the footwear.
A boot guard of a type having a generally U-shaped configuration for protecting a rearward portion of footwear including a crease between a sole and upper portion of the footwear, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped rod member for fitting engagement in the crease between the sole and the upper portion of the footwear for creating a compressive force sufficient to removably secure the guard to the rearward portion of the footwear;
- a metallic sheet material having a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration permanently secured to the rod member for protecting the rearward portion of the upper portion of the footwear;
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- a pair of side portions of the sheet material each including a first lower curvilinear portion extending outwardly from the rod member and a second upper curvilinear portion extending inwardly from the rod member with respect to a vertical plane equidistant between the side portions and passing through a center of a circular-shaped portion of the rod member.
A footwear guard of a type having a generally U-shaped configuration for protecting a rearward portion of footwear including a sole and an upper portion while remaining out of engagement with a walking surface while worn by the user, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped rod member including a circular-shaped end portion for fitting engagement in a crease between the sole and the upper portion of the footwear for exerting a compressive force sufficient to removably secure the guard to the footwear;
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- a metallic sheet material having a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration secured to the rod member for protecting a rearward portion of the upper portion of the footwear and including (a) a bevel along an upper surface thereof having an outwardly protruding edge surface for preventing the upper surface from damaging the upper portion of the footwear, and (b) a first lower curvilinear portion extending outwardly from the rod member and a second upper curvilinear portion extending inwardly from the rod member with respect to a center of the circular-shaped rod portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.