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US 5,774,898 AGranted
Athletic footwear for soft terrain
OwnerMitchell G. Malpeeinventor
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Abstract
The disclose invention is of a foot protective covering designed for beach and water wear which embodies three portions: a permeable elastic portion on the top of the foot; an insulative portion on the bottom of the foot from the heel to the base of the toes; and a toe portion of flexible elastic on the bottom and sides of the toes. The toes may be webbed by adding material connecting the sides of the toes to one another to provide increased propulsion when swimming. Additional material may be added to the interior of the covering to increase insulation or to decrease friction when the article is being donned or removed.
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A foot glove constructed of a plurality of parts, comprising:
- a top portion extending frog the ankle to the heel of said foot and from the ankle to the toes across the dorsum of the foot, said top portion being made of a first material;
- a bottom portion connecting with said top portion and extending from the heel across the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes, said bottom portion being made of a second material;
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- a toe base portion covering the bottom of the toes, connecting with said bottom portion at the base of the toes and defining the bottom of each of a plurality of toe pockets, said toe base portion being made from a third material, said toe base portion connecting with said top portion, said top portion defining the top of said plurality of toe pockets, wherein the third material is more flexible than the second material.
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A foot glove for covering a foot, comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion;
- and
- a toe base portion;
- and wherein
- said top portion extends from the ankle to the heel and from the ankle to the toes covering the dorsum of the foot;
- said top portion is made of a first material which protects the dorsum of the foot from ultraviolet radiation, inhibits sand infiltration between the dorsum of the foot and said top portion, and allows the movement of fluid by osmosis across the top portion material between the dorsum of the foot and the external environment;
- said bottom portion connects with said top portion and extends from the heel across the sole of the foot to the base of the toes;
- said bottom portion is made of a second material which insulates the sole of the foot from heat radiating from the ground, when the foot glove is being worn on a user's foot and the user is walking, running, or standing, which inhibits the infiltration of sand between said sole of the foot and said bottom portion, and which allows articulated movement of the joints and ligaments of the foot;
- said toe base portion comprises the bottom of a plurality of toe pockets, said toe base portion connecting with said bottom portion at the base of the toes, said toe base portion individually encasing the bottom and sides of each toe, said toe base portion connecting with the top portion, said top portion defining the top of each of said plurality of toe pockets;
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- said toe base portion is made of a third material which allows independent unimpeded motion of each toe and inhibits the infiltration of sand between said toe base portion and the foot, wherein the third material is more flexible than the second material.
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A foot glove constructed of a plurality of parts, comprising:
- a top portion extending from the ankle to the heel of said foot and from the ankle to the toes across the dorsum of the foot;
- a bottom portion connecting with said top portion and extending from the heel across the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes;
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- a toe base portion covering the bottom of the toes, connecting with said bottom portion at the base of the toes and defining the bottom of five toe pockets, said toe base portion connecting with said top portion, said top portion defining the top of said toe pockets, wherein spaces between said toe pockets are webbed.
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A foot glove constructed of a plurality of parts, comprising:
- a top portion extending from the ankle to the heel of the foot and from the ankle to the toes across the dorsum of the foot, the top portion being made of a first material;
- a bottom portion connecting with the top portion and extending from the heel across the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes, the bottom portion covering the entire bottom of the foot from the heel to the base of the toes, the bottom portion being made of a second material;
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- a toe base portion covering the entire bottom of the toes, the toe base portion connecting with the bottom portion at the base of the toes at a transition region, the toe base portion defining the bottom of each of a plurality of toe pockets, the toe base portion being made from a third material that allows independent motion of each toe, the toe base portion connecting with said top portion, the top portion defining the top of the plurality of toe pockets, wherein the toe base portion is more flexible than the entire bottom portion.
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A foot glove constructed of a plurality of parts, comprising:
- a top portion extending from the ankle to the heel of the foot and from the ankle to the toes across the dorsum of the foot, the top portion being made of a first material;
- a bottom portion connecting with the top portion and extending from the heel across the bottom of the foot to the base of the toes, the bottom portion being made of a second material;
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- a toe base portion covering the bottom of the toes, the toe base portion connecting with the bottom portion at the base of the toes at a transition zone, the toe base portion defining the bottom of five toe pockets, the toe base portion being made from a third material, the toe base portion connecting with the top portion, the top portion defining the top of the toe pockets, wherein the toe pockets have a fourth material on at least a portion of their inside surface to aid in insertion and removal of the toes from the pockets, wherein the fourth material is tubular-shaped and more shape-sustaining than the first material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.