EP 2515692 A1 20121031 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A FOOT
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A FOOT
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHUTZ EINES FUSSES
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR PROTÉGER UN PIED
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 28213409 P 20091222
- US 28264810 P 20100312
- CA 2010001821 W 20101118
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2011075814A1] Disclosed is a method and apparatus for protecting a foot of a user. The apparatus may be applied to an article of footwear having laces worn by the user or may be integral therewith. The apparatus comprises a first tongue guard portion engageable with a first portion of said laces so as to lie adjacent thereto and a second tongue guard portion pivotally supported f rom the first tongue guard portion and biased so as to lie adjacent to a second portion of the laces. The first and second tongue guard portions may comprise a rigid exterior shell and an interior cushioning layer disposed thereunder. The method comprises securing the first tongue plate to the article of footwear so as to lie adjacent to the first portion of the laces and biasing the second tongue so as to lie adjacent to a second portion of the laces.
IPC 8 full level
A43B 7/32 (2006.01); A43B 5/16 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A63C 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A43B 5/1666 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 5/18 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 7/32 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 23/26 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2011075814 A1 20110630; CA 2790736 A1 20110630; EP 2515692 A1 20121031; EP 2515692 A4 20140521; RU 2012126536 A 20140127; US 2012255203 A1 20121011
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2010001821 W 20101118; CA 2790736 A 20101118; EP 10838447 A 20101118; RU 2012126536 A 20101118; US 201013518604 A 20101118