SPORTING FOOTWEAR AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING FORCE TRANSFER
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Abstract
A sporting footwear and system for enhancing a force transfer is described. The footwear enhances the force transfer from a foot of the wearer of the footwear, to a playing surface on which the footwear is being used. The footwear has a shell which receives and encloses the foot. The shell has a heel portion, and opposite sole and upper portions. The footwear also has a force-transferring member. The member has a first surface which can be attached to the inside of the upper portion, and an opposed second surface which can abut against the top of the wearer'"'"'s foot when it is inserted into the shell. When the member abuts against the top of the foot, it fills a void and enables an increased operative contact surface within the footwear. This allows for enhanced force transfer between the foot and the shell of the footwear, and ultimately, the playing surface.
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Citations
106 Claims
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1-86. -86. (canceled)
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87. A sporting footwear for enhancing a force transfer, from a foot of a wearer of the sporting footwear, to a playing surface on which the sporting footwear is used, the sporting footwear comprising:
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a shell comprising a heel portion, and opposite sole and upper portions, for receiving and at least partially enclosing the foot of the wearer upon insertion into the shell, the upper portion comprising a toe box configured for enclosing the toes of the foot when inserted into the shell; and a force-transferring member being integral with the toe box and comprising opposite first and second contact surfaces, the first contact surface being fixedly connectable to an inner surface of the toe box, and the second contact surface configured for abutting against at least a part of the top of the wearer'"'"'s toes when inserted into the shell, the force-transferring member being positioned, shaped and sized relative to the toe box so as to fill a void between the top of the toes and the upper portion, thereby enabling an increased operative contact surface within the sporting footwear between foot and shell, so as to enhance force transfer between said foot and shell, and onto the playing surface. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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- 95. A force-transferring member for enhancing a force transfer, from a foot of a wearer of a sporting footwear to a playing surface on which the sporting footwear is used, the sporting footwear having a shell comprising a heel portion, and opposite sole and upper portions, for receiving and at least partially enclosing the foot of the wearer upon insertion into the shell, the force-transferring member comprising a pad having opposite first and second contact surfaces, the first contact surface being removably connectable to an inner side of the upper portion of the shell, and the second contact surface configured for abutting against at least a part of the top of the wearer'"'"'s foot when inserted into the shell, the pad being positioned, shaped and sized within the shell so as to fill a void between the top of the foot and the upper portion, thereby enabling an increased operative contact surface within the sporting footwear between foot and shell, so as to enhance force transfer between said foot and shell, and onto the playing surface.
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102. A system for enhancing a force transfer, from a foot of a wearer to a playing surface, the system comprising:
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a footwear for receiving and at least partially enclosing the foot of the wearer upon being inserted therein, the footwear comprising a heel portion, and opposite sole and upper portions; and a removable force-transferring member comprising opposite first and second contact surfaces, the first contact surface being removably mountable to an inner side of the upper portion of the footwear such that the second contact surface is configured for abutting against at least a part of the top of the wearer'"'"'s foot when inserted into the footwear, the force-transferring member being positioned, shaped, and sized within the footwear so as to fill a void between the top of foot and the upper portion, thereby enabling an increased operative contact surface between foot and footwear, so as to enhance force transfer between said foot and footwear, and onto the playing surface. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106)
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