Ankle protection system for soccer shoes, football shoes, baseball shoes, speed skates skateboard and ice skates shoes

• US 20070056189A1
• Filed: 11/28/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adrian Schafer Mathison
• Original Assignee: Adrian Schafer Mathison
• Inventors: Schafer Mathison, Adrian
• Application Number:
  US11/287,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20070056189A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 36/89
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 1/0018 made at least partially of flexible, bellow-like shaped material
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 7/20 Ankle-joint supports or holders
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/1266 for the calf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/1283 for the foot
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/1225 for the legs, e.g. thighs, knees, ankles, feet

Abstract

The ankle Protection system is conform by an integrated construction in the rear top of the shoe in form of a plastic cushioned shell, that provides protection to the ankle region against impacts in both sides of the foot. An attached flexible membrane positioned in the Aquilles tendon area of shoe system allows the full movement capacity of the foot. The system innovative construction provides a solution to a not seeing problem of injuries cause by impact forces during practice of contact sports. The system is created to avoid the problem of fractures, injuries, open cuts in the skin, bruces and swallows in the ankle region in athletes in the practice of specific sports such as Soccer, Football, Baseball, Skateboard and Skating.

Claims

1. An ankle Protection system specific construction, with the capability of giving protection to the ankle area from impacts in the practice of contact sports and others, which is conform by two exterior plastic shells place over both sides of the foot ankle respectively. Where each shell has a variety of cushion layers, which are stitched to a material base form (leader or textile fabric). A Nylon (or other) strap that connects both sides of the construction, stitched to material base form and meet in a central front of the foot specifically above the (Flexor Digitorum Longus tendon) which adjust, tight up or liberates the construction. A flexible membrane that is attached at the lower area of the material base form, placed an a appropriate position over the Aquilles tendon area of the construction, which represent the join element between construction and the shoe, as shown in drawings page 3, 4, 5 and described in (Specifications) pag 5-6. Technical Drawings Description. pag 3, 4 and 5.

7. Further Comprising claim 1, A Nylon (or other material) strap that connects both sides of the construction, stitched to material base form and meet in a central back of the foot specifically over the (Aquilles tendon area), which adjust, tight up or liberates the construction. This construction extent parallel from the back to the front of the shoe covering both ankles and integrates with shoe tong (Version 3). The construction uses the basic elements of the system as shown in the in drawings page 3 and described in (Specifications) pag. 5, Technical Drawings Description. Pag. 3

2. A innovative elastic membrane with a specific horizontal ribs construction positioned over the Aquilles tendon area of the rear shoe which is the join element between Protection system and the shoe and enables a full flexibility movement. As shown in drawings B page 1 and B page 2 and described in. (Specifications) pag 4-5. Technical Drawings Description. pag 1 and 2.

4. Elements construction characteristics:

A. A Protection Plastic shell constructed with a variety of materials (ABC, Kevlar, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, resins, or others) with specific layers of cushion textile materials under its convex form are attached to a base material by stitching or glue. The system is built with following versions materials or combinations of them.

Version 1A, and Version 2A, as shown in drawings page 1 and described in (Specifications) page 4. Technical Drawings Description. pag 1

B. A (Nylon or other) strap specific construction, which is integrated to the system material base form, and is able to adjust, tight up or liberates the construction. The strap is made of a sandwich construction of (Velcro stitched to;

nylon or elastic band or polyester band, cushion foams and textile fabrics) in the specific order here described. The strap wraps around the lower part of the Tibia and Fibula bones, giving grip and stability to the system as shown in drawings page 1, 2 and 5.

C. System Material Base construction form (Nylon, Polyester, or Leader) that hold together all elements of the system as shown in drawings page 4 and 5, and described in (Specifications) pag 5. Technical Drawings Description. pag 3.

D. The Flexible membrane construction materials made with a combination of layers of (flexi plastic formula or rubber silicones, cushion foam, and textile fibers) in the specific order here described from outside to the inside.

E. Free movement area between system and shoe. Version 1, as shown in drawings page 3 and described in (Specifications) pag 5. Technical Drawings Description. pag 3.

F.—

The “

W stitched Form”

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Version 2, construction that integrates the complete system to the Shoe without losing the lateral flexibility in the ankle area as shown in drawings page 4 and described in (Specifications) pag 5-6. Technical Drawings Description. pag 4.

5. A system designed to integrate with footwear (Sport shoes) as shown in drawing pages (2,3,4,5), that can be also produced as a separate Independent footwear system with combination of elements (A,B,C) as shown in drawings page 3FIG. 2 and described in (Specifications) pag 5. Technical Drawings Description. pag 3

3. A construction possibilities that can be used to form the system is made of six 6 basic elements:

A,B,C,D,E,F. The system can be either build with all elements together or without some of them in the following combinations;

(A,B,C,D,E) (A,B,C,D,F) (A,B,C,D) (A,B,C) (A,C,D) (A,C,D,E) (A,C,D,F) (A,B,C,E) (A,B,C,F) (A,C,E) (A,C,F) (A,C). As shown in drawings page 3 and 4 and here described.

These elements construction characteristics are described in claim 5.

6. A second version of the flexible membrane, that eliminates the central membrane leaving a open central hole with the same border form, so the design will still keep the movement parameters as shown in drawings B and PP page 1, using the two side remaining pivot points, as shown in FIG. 1. Page 2 and described in (Specifications) page 4-5. Technical Drawings Description. Page 1 and 2.