Metatarsal protector
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorCharles E. Covatch
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Abstract
Footwear for protecting a wearer's foot includes an upper an upper that defines an opening for receiving a wearer's foot and an outsole attached to the upper, the upper further including a vamp having a proximal and a distal region, an elastic instep guard positioned on an instep portion of the upper to protect a metatarsal region of the foot, the elastic instep guard extending from the distal region to the proximal region of the vamp which is attached to the toe portion of the steel toe. The instep guard has a plurality of hollow passages.
Claims20
Footwear for protecting a foot, comprising:
- a vamp of an upper extending from a toe portion to an instep portion;
- a liner positioned beneath said instep portion;
- a steel toe positioned beneath said toe portion;
- an elastic guard positioned between said instep portion and said liner and including a plurality of hollow passages;
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- said elastic instep guard is in direct contact with said steel toe and extends from said steel toe toward said instep portion for providing continuous protection to the foot.
Footwear for protecting a foot, comprising:
- a toe of the footwear;
- a vamp of an upper extending from said toe to an instep portion;
- a liner positioned beneath said instep portion;
- an elastic guard positioned between said instep portion and said liner and including a plurality of hollow passages;
- said elastic instep guard is in direct contact with said toe and extends from said toe toward said instep portion for providing continuous protection to the foot;
- and
- wherein the instep guard includes:
- a first sheet;
- and
- a plurality of support members extending from the first sheet to define the plurality of the hollow passages.
Footwear for protecting a foot, comprising:
- a toe of the footwear;
- a vamp of an upper extending from said toe to an instep portion;
- a liner positioned beneath said instep portion;
- an elastic guard positioned between said instep portion and said liner and including a plurality of hollow passages;
- said elastic instep guard is in direct contact with said toe and extends from said toe toward said instep portion for providing continuous protection to the foot;
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- wherein at least some of the plurality of passages are defined by a first sheet and support members.
Footwear for protecting a foot, comprising:
- a toe of the footwear;
- a vamp of an upper extending from said toe to an instep portion;
- a liner positioned beneath said instep portion;
- an elastic guard positioned between said instep portion and said liner and including a plurality of hollow passages;
- said elastic instep guard is in direct contact with said toe and extends from said toe toward said instep portion for providing continuous protection to the foot;
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- wherein the plurality of support members define a first type of elongated passage with a first cross-section shape and a second type of elongated passage with a second cross-section shape.
Footwear for protecting a foot, comprising:
- a toe of the footwear;
- a vamp of an upper extending from said toe to an instep portion;
- a liner positioned beneath said instep portion;
- an elastic guard positioned between said instep portion and said liner and including a plurality of hollow passages;
- said elastic instep guard is in direct contact with said toe and extends from said toe toward said instep portion for providing continuous protection to the foot;
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- wherein said toe is a steel toe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.