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Protection devices for use in shoes or other products

  • US 10,178,892 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2016
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:

  • a sole having a first surface configured to contact a ground area and a second surface configured to support a wearer'"'"'s foot;

    an upper affixed to the sole, the upper including an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface, the interior surface and the second surface of the sole defining a receptacle for receiving a wearer'"'"'s foot, the upper having a toe box region along a front of the article of footwear, an insertion region including an opening, adapted to receive the wearer'"'"'s foot, remote from the toe box region, and an anchor on a first side of the exterior surface of the upper adjacent the opening and configured to receive a lace; and

    a metatarsal guard member housed within a flap and arranged adjacent to the exterior surface of the upper between the toe box region and the insertion region, the flap having a first end connected to the toe box region of the upper and a second end remote from the first end, the flap comprising;

    a cushion layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side of the cushion layer facing the exterior surface of the upper;

    a rigid layer having a first side and a second side, the first side of the rigid layer being connected to the second side of the cushion layer, the second side of the rigid layer facing away from the exterior surface of the sole, and the rigid layer having a rigidity that is higher than a rigidity of the cushion layer; and

    an eyelet on a first side of the second end of the flap and extending through the cushion layer and the rigid layer, the first side of the second end of the flap being aligned with the first side of the exterior surface of the upper, such that the lace is receivable through the eyelet and the anchor to adjustably secure the flap housing the metatarsal guard member to the insertion region of the upper.

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