Patent Application
20190231025
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The disclosure and prior art relates to boot devices and more particularly pertains to a new boot device for protecting feet and legs during combat sports.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of boots. Each of the boots is worn during combat sports thereby facilitating a foot and a shin to be protected when receiving kicks and when delivering kicks. Each of the boots has a substantially open sole and an open calf.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of the boots 12 has a toe box 18 and a vamp 20 extending rearwardly therefrom. The vamp 20 covers a top side 22 of a foot 14 when the boots 12 are worn. The vamp 20 corresponding to each of the boots 12 has first lateral edge 24 and a second lateral edge 26. Moreover, the vamp 20 corresponding to each of the boots 12 is concavely arcuate between each of the first lateral edge 24 and the second lateral edge 26.
Each of the boots 12 has a front quarter 28 extending upwardly from the vamp 20 to cover a shin 16 when the boots 12 are worn. The front quarter 28 corresponding to each of the boots 12 has a first edge 30, a second edge 32 and a top edge 34. The front quarter 28 corresponding to each of the boots 12 is concavely arcuate between the first edge 30 and the second edge 32. In this way the front quarter 28 corresponding to each of the boots 12 substantially wraps around a lower leg 36 when the boots 12 are worn.
The top edge 34 curves downwardly between the first edge 30 and the second edge 32 to define a knee space 38. The knee space 38 is positioned below a knee 40 when the boots 12 are worn. In this way the front quarter 28 does not inhibit bending the knee 40 when the boots 12 are worn. The front quarter 28 corresponding to each of the boots 12 has an outside surface 42.
Each of the boots 12 has a foxing 42 extending rearwardly and upwardly from the vamp 20. The foxing 42 corresponding to each of the boots 12 extends around a heel 44 when the boots 12 are worn. Moreover, the foxing 42 corresponding to each of the boots 12 is spaced from the first edge 30 and the second edge 32 of the front quarter 28 of the corresponding boot 12.
Each of the boots 12 further includes a strap 46 that is coupled between the first lateral edge 24 and the second lateral edge 26 of the vamp 20. The strap 46 extends along a bottom 48 of a foot 14 when the corresponding boot 12 is worn. The strap 46 is spaced from the toe box 18 and the strap 46 may be comprised of a resiliently stretchable material.
A pad 50 is coupled to the outside surface 42 of the front quarter 28. The pad 50 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to protect the shin 16 from impact. The pad 50 may have a central portion 52 and a top portion 54 that is oriented transverse with the central portion 52. The top portion 54 may be horizontally oriented on the front quarter 28.
A plurality of fasteners 56 is provided. Each of the fasteners 56 is coupled between the first edge 30 and the second edge 32 of the front quarter 28 and each of the fasteners 56 is selectively manipulated. The fasteners 56 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed along the front quarter 28. The plurality of fasteners 56 tightens the front quarter 28 on the lower leg 36 to retain the boots 12 on the lower leg 36.
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The plurality of straps 46 includes a set of first straps 72 and a set of second straps 74. Each of the first straps 72 is positioned around the front quarter 28 of an associated one of the boots 12. Each of the first straps 72 forms a closed loop to tighten the associated front quarter 28 around the lower leg 36. Each of the second straps 74 is positioned around the front quarter 28 of an associated one of the boots 12. Moreover, each of the second straps 74 forms a closed loop to tighten the associated front quarter 28 around the lower leg 36.
In use, each of the boots 12 is worn during combat sports. Toes are positioned within the toe box 18 when the boots 12 are worn. The strap 46 corresponding to each of the boots 12 extends along the bottom of the foot 14 when the boots 12 are worn. The foxing 42 corresponding to each of the boots 12 surrounds the heel 44 when the boots 12 are worn. The plurality of fasteners 56 is manipulated to tighten the front quarter 28 corresponding to each of the boots 12 around the associated lower leg 36. The pad 50 corresponding to each of the boots 12 absorbs impact energy from delivering kicks and blocking kicks.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
