CN217337582U

CN217337582U - Ankle protection shoe and ankle protection piece

Info

Publication number: CN217337582U
Application number: CN202220448637.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 袁洪涛
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-03-02
Filing date: 2022-03-02
Publication date: 2022-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2032-03-02

Abstract

The utility model relates to an ankle guard shoes, including sole, upper of a shoe and heel of a shoe, heel of a shoe department is provided with ankle protection piece, ankle protection piece includes the support piece of two or an integrated into one piece's rigidity, support piece's vertical and horizontal shape all is unanimous with the shape of foot relevant position and is higher than the ankle, support piece puts into and fixes to between the upper of a shoe ectonexine, wrap up the foot and leg both sides of wearer, play the protection supporting role to the ankle. The support portion of the support member has a support member gap large enough to ensure forward and backward movement of the foot. The upper material at the gap of the support member is an elastic material, or the upper has a corresponding shoe gap, thereby further realizing the flexibility of the shoe. The utility model discloses ankle guard shoes have lightly comfortable, protection ankle, do not influence foot's activity, low in manufacturing cost's advantage.

Description

Ankle guard shoes and ankle protection piece

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a shoes technical field specifically is an ankle guard shoes with protection ankle function, especially involves a sports shoes that does not influence the activity of foot.

Background

Shoes generally have a sole, an upper, and a heel portion. For ordinary shoes, the most basic requirements are comfort and aesthetics. However, in addition to comfort and aesthetics, there is a need for footwear for athletic activities that also provides protection against foot injuries, primarily in two areas, namely cushioning and strain protection. In terms of cushioning, various footwear companies have developed effective solutions to achieve a good result. But the unique aspect of preventing sprain is always a difficult problem.

We now make some analysis of this situation. First, we must understand the most fundamental fact that if a pair of shoes is required to provide effective support and protection to the ankle, a support structure on either side of the ankle is required that is higher than the ankle, while the support structure has the necessary rigidity. Therefore, shoes with uppers below the ankle are ignored here when discussing this problem.

The shoes with uppers higher than the ankles are commonly seen in the market as high-upper basketball shoes, climbing shoes, military boots and the like. Such shoes generally achieve a better ankle protection by increasing the stiffness of the upper and increasing the height of the upper, but also hinder the mobility of the foot. The foot protection of the shoe and the flexibility of the shoe are thus contradictory. Take a high basketball shoe as an example, to ensure flexibility, the upper is usually not made very high and very hard. In this case, however, the protection of the shoe is greatly compromised.

To reduce the risk of injury, many athletes often wear various protective gear sports. There are two kinds of ankle guards, one is a bandage type soft ankle guard, and the effect is not good. Also, the ankle brace attached with the rigid support member is preferable in its own right, but since the brace is independent of the shoe only by wrapping the leg from the heel to above the ankle, the brace can move relative to the shoe without restriction, and thus the protection effect is largely reduced. Meanwhile, the comfort and flexibility of such ankle guards are not very good, and wearing takes time and effort. In addition, because these ankle braces are heavy and heavy, shoes of normal size cannot be worn, often requiring one to two size larger shoes.

In view of the above, there has been proposed an athletic shoe in which an ankle brace is coupled to a shoe. The utility model CN208176162U discloses a shoe for protecting ankle. The shoe upper at the heel of the shoe has several support plates and stays similar to the TPU support plates often found on the market. However, such support plates do not have sufficient rigidity to provide adequate support to the ankle, and the patent does not address another point of effective ankle protection, namely, the support plate is raised above the ankle.

The utility model CN213128287U discloses a shoe which can protect the ankle without affecting the flexibility of the foot, and the shoe for protecting the ankle is provided with an ankle protector which can move around the ankle. However, the utility model has some drawbacks, such as the complicated structure of the ankle protector and the buffering portion; in order to secure the strength at the rotation fulcrum of the ankle protector, the requirement for material is high, which increases the cost; since the ankle protector is divided into the segments by the slits, the rigidity of the protector is greatly reduced, and the thickness of the protector is increased in order to achieve a desired supporting effect, thereby increasing the weight of the protector.

The ankle guard shoes that this application provided, when guaranteeing the fine support to the ankle, improved the defect of the utility model that patent CN213128287U provided.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing an ankle guard shoes that can protect the ankle well and do not influence flexibility, the travelling comfort of foot, structure and simple process, light moreover, with low costs.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides an ankle protector which can be fixed to the inside and outside of an interlayer of a heel of a shoe, can protect the ankle well, and does not affect the movement of the foot at the same time.

The ankle protector includes two rigid support members on the medial and lateral malleolus sides, respectively, which are higher than the ankle and are made of a stiff material to ensure sufficient rigidity to enable effective support of the ankle. The longitudinal shape and the transverse shape of the supporting piece are consistent with the shapes of the corresponding positions of the feet, so that the supporting piece can better fit the feet, and good comfort is realized.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a shoe comprising a sole, an upper and a heel of a shoe, wherein the shoe is provided with the ankle protector at an ankle-heel position, and wherein the support member of the ankle protector comprises a fixed portion below the ankle and a support portion above the ankle. The supporting piece is arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer of the upper and wraps the two sides of the legs of the wearer. The securing portion is at least partially secured to the heel of the shoe. A buffer structure is arranged between the supporting piece and the foot to prevent the hard ankle protection main body from generating discomfort to the foot, and the buffer structure can be made of sponge or other soft materials. The ankle brace fastening means secures the support member and the wearer's foot and leg snugly together. And a support part gap which is large enough is arranged between the support parts of the two support parts to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

In order to make the supporting part of the supporting part better fixed on the heel and simultaneously to improve the rigidity and achieve better supporting effect, the width direction size of one side or two sides of the fixing part of the two supporting parts exceeds the width direction size of the supporting part, so that the fixing part is enlarged. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that there is a large enough gap between the support parts of the two support members to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

Further, the fixing portions of the two supporting members are connected together to form an integrally formed supporting member, and the upper end of the supporting portion has a supporting member gap large enough to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

Through the support that is higher than the support piece that has certain rigidity of ankle to the ankle, ankle guard shoes have fine protection supporting role to the ankle. And the gap of the supporter at the upper area of the ankle bone of the heel is formed so that the supporter does not restrict the fore-and-aft bending of the ankle. Meanwhile, the supporting part at the upper part of the supporting part can slide in the heel upper interlayer, so that the upper can move along with the movement of the foot, and the flexibility of the ankle-protecting shoe is ensured.

Further, in order to provide the ankle-protecting shoe with better flexibility, the upper material at the gap of the support member may be made elastic, and/or the upper may be provided with a corresponding shoe gap.

The edge of the support member near the sole is sized to conform to the edge of the sole, but the fixing portion of the support member is gradually enlarged upward to provide more room for the cushioning material.

The thickness of the lower end of the fixing portion is made thinner for better fixing the lower end of the support member to the heel, but the upper end of the fixing portion is made thicker for sufficient rigidity, so that the thickness of the lower end of the fixing portion is smaller than that of the upper end.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model, ankle guard shoes have following beneficial effect:

firstly, the wearing is convenient and comfortable. The utility model discloses place the heel of a shoe in with ankle support piece in, make ankle protection main part and shoes structure as an organic whole, the person of wearing can put on fast and take off. The ankle support is formed to conform to the shape of the heel, inner and outer ankles of the wearer, and a buffer structure is provided at the heel, so that the ankle-protecting shoe is comfortable to wear.

Secondly, ankle guard shoes are effectual to the protection of ankle, and do not influence the foot activity, satisfy the sports shoes's of ankle guard the most main requirement completely. Compared with utility model patent CN213128287U, because this utility model realizes the back and forth activity of ankle through ankle support piece's support piece breach, and does not rely on the protection piece to revolute and move the fulcrum and rotate, also do not have the horizontal incision and divide into the multistage joint piece with the protection piece, consequently do not have some defects that patent CN213128287U exists, relatively get up simply lightly, easily production, the cost is lower.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an ankle protector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the ankle protector of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an ankle protector according to an embodiment of the present invention covering an ankle;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the ankle support shoe of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an ankle protector according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the ankle protector of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of an ankle protector according to another embodiment of the present invention covering the ankle;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the ankle support shoe of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of an ankle protector according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the ankle protector of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an ankle protector according to another embodiment of the present invention covering an ankle;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an ankle brace according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an ankle brace according to another embodiment of the present invention;

reference numerals: shoe 1, ankle protector 2, support 3, heel 10, sole 11, upper 12, shoe fastening means 13, cushioning structure 14, support portion 15, fixing portion 16, support notch 17, shoe notch 18.

Detailed Description

The ankle-protecting shoes of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 13, according to a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, since the ankle sprain is generally inverted and everted, and an external force for injuring the ankle is mainly a lateral force, a lateral support for the ankle is most required to prevent the ankle from being sprained. Accordingly, the present embodiment discloses an ankle shoe having an ankle protector 2, the shoe 1 including a sole 11, an upper 12, and a heel 10, the heel 10 being provided with the ankle protector 2.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, the ankle protector 2 includes two rigid support members 3 respectively located on the medial malleolus side and the lateral malleolus side, which are shells that are higher than the ankle and have an arc-shaped cross-section, and are made of a hard material to ensure sufficient rigidity to effectively support the ankle. The longitudinal and transverse shapes of the support member 3 are consistent with the corresponding positions of the feet, so that the support member can better fit the feet, and good comfort is realized. The support member 3 includes a lower ankle securing portion 16 and an upper ankle supporting portion 15. The supporting member 3 is interposed between the inner and outer layers of the upper 12 to wrap both sides of the leg of the wearer. Said fixed part being at least partially fixed to the heel 10. The fastening means may be one or a combination of two or more of the conventional fastening means such as glue or thread, and may be fastened directly to the heel or to the sole connected to the heel, while other possible fastening means may be used, such as by sewing the inner and outer upper layers of the ankle protector 2 in the corresponding area to form a closed area, enclosing the ankle protector 2 inside. A cushioning structure 14 is provided between the support member 3 and the foot to avoid discomfort to the foot from the hard ankle protector 2, and the cushioning structure 14 may be made of sponge or other soft material. Fastening means of the shoe 1, such as laces, uppers, etc., secure the support member 3 and the wearer's foot and leg snugly together. Between the support parts 15 of the two supports 3 there is a support gap 17 large enough to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

Further, referring to fig. 5 to 8, there is shown another embodiment of the present application, in which in order to make the fixing portion 16 of the supporting member 3 be fixed to the heel of the shoe better and, at the same time, in order to improve rigidity and achieve better supporting effect, the width direction size of one side or both sides of the fixing portion 16 of the two supporting members 3 exceeds the width direction size of the supporting portion 15, so that the fixing portion is enlarged. At the same time, it is ensured that there is a sufficiently large support gap 17 between the support parts 15 of the two supports 3 to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

Further, referring to fig. 9 to 13, there is shown another embodiment of the present application, wherein the fixing portions 16 of the two supporting members 3 are connected together, so that the two fixing portions 16 are formed as a housing having a substantially arc-shaped section, and the two supporting members 3 are also formed as an integrally formed member, and the upper end of the supporting portion 15 has a supporting member notch 17 large enough to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot. As is well known in the art, the ankle support shoe according to the present invention has excellent support and protection effects on the foot because the one-piece member having an arc-shaped section has excellent rigidity and the fixing portion of the support member integrally formed can be well fitted and fixed to the upper of the shoe so that the support member and the shoe can be closely fitted to each other to form one body.

Referring to fig. 1 to 13, in a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention, in order to provide the shoe 1 with better flexibility, the upper material at the support piece gap 17 of the support piece 3 may be made elastic, or the upper may be provided with a corresponding shoe gap 18.

The edge of the support member 3 near the sole is sized to correspond to the edge of the sole, but the fixing portion 16 of the support member 3 is gradually enlarged upward and outward in order to provide more space for the cushioning structure 14. The thickness of the lower end of the fixing portion 16 is made thinner for better fixing the lower end of the support member 3 to the heel, but the upper end of the fixing portion 16 is made thicker for sufficient rigidity, so that the thickness of the lower end of the fixing portion 16 is smaller than that of the upper end thereof.

The shoes 1 of the present invention include various shoes (for example, skating shoes, basketball shoes, football shoes, badminton shoes, outdoor sports shoes, etc.) which need to have ankle protection function, and since the structural functions are basically the same, no specific limitation is made here.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

The above embodiments are only specific embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, many variations and modifications are possible without departing from the inventive concept, and such obvious alternatives fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an ankle guard shoes, includes sole, upper of a shoe and heel of a shoe, ankle guard shoes are provided with ankle protection piece, its characterized in that to heel of a shoe position at the ankle: the ankle protector comprises two rigid support members respectively positioned on the medial malleolus side and the lateral malleolus side, wherein each support member is a shell with an arc-shaped section and is higher than an ankle, and the longitudinal shape and the transverse shape of each support member are consistent with the shape of the corresponding position of the foot; the supporting part is arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer of the upper and is fixed to wrap the two sides of the leg of the foot of the wearer; the fixing part is at least partially fixed on the heel; a buffer structure is arranged between the support piece and the foot; the ankle brace further comprises a fastening means to snugly secure the support member and the wearer's foot and leg together; wherein, the heel position of the supporting parts of the two supporting parts is provided with a supporting part gap which is large enough to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

2. The ankle brace shoe of claim 1 wherein the width-directional dimension of one or both sides of the fixing portion of the two support members exceeds the width-directional dimension of the support portion.

3. The ankle brace shoe according to claim 2, wherein the fixing portions of the two supporting members are connected together to form a housing having an arc-shaped section such that the two supporting members are formed as one integrally-formed supporting member,

wherein, the upper end of the supporting part is provided with a supporting part gap which is large enough to ensure the fore-and-aft movement of the foot.

4. The ankle brace shoe of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the edge of the fixing portion of the support member at a location adjacent the sole is sized to conform to the edge of the sole but gradually expands upwardly and outwardly.

5. The ankle brace shoe of claim 4 wherein the thickness of the fixing portion of the support member is smaller at the lower end than at the upper end thereof.

6. The ankle brace shoe of any of claims 1-3 wherein the upper material adjacent the brace gap is an elastomeric material and/or the upper adjacent the brace gap has a corresponding shoe gap.

7. The ankle brace shoe of claim 4 wherein the upper material adjacent the brace gap is an elastomeric material and/or the upper adjacent the brace gap has a corresponding shoe gap.

8. The ankle brace shoe of claim 5 wherein the upper material adjacent the brace gap is a resilient material and/or the upper adjacent the brace gap has a corresponding shoe gap.

9. An ankle protector for use in an ankle-protecting shoe according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the ankle protector comprises two rigid supports on the medial and lateral malleoli, respectively, said supports being shells which are arcuate in cross-section and are raised above the ankle, the longitudinal and transverse shapes of which conform to the shape of the corresponding part of the foot; the supporting part is arranged between the inner layer and the outer layer of the upper and is fixed to wrap the two sides of the leg of the foot of the wearer; the fixing part is at least partially fixed on the heel; a buffer structure is arranged between the support piece and the foot; wherein a fastening means secures the support member and the wearer's leg and foot snugly together; wherein, the heel position of the supporting parts of the two supporting parts is provided with a supporting part gap which is large enough to ensure the forward and backward movement of the foot.

10. The ankle protector of claim 9, wherein the fixing portions of the two support members are connected together to form a housing having an arc-shaped cross section, such that the two support members are formed as one integral support member,

wherein, the thickness of the lower end of the fixing part of the supporting part is less than that of the upper end thereof.