EP0030839B1 - Safety boot - Google Patents
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- EP0030839B1 EP0030839B1 EP80304442A EP80304442A EP0030839B1 EP 0030839 B1 EP0030839 B1 EP 0030839B1 EP 80304442 A EP80304442 A EP 80304442A EP 80304442 A EP80304442 A EP 80304442A EP 0030839 B1 EP0030839 B1 EP 0030839B1
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- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/32—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with shock-absorbing means
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- the present invention relates to boots, and more particularly, to boots used in the mining industry.
- Boots used by miners are traditionally made of rubber and are heavily reinforced by hard rubber caps and ribs. An average pair of boots presently used in the mining industry weighs approximately 8lbs.
- Boots for underground mining are usually supplied in two types, that is, a first type of a relatively light rubber material having a hard rubber toe cap, and relatively form-fitting ankle and calf portions with the front of the boot being partially laced from the top.
- the other type of boot includes a heavier rubber on canvas construction having a hard rubber toe cap and a hard rubber matatarsal guard as well as thick rubber ribs over the guard and the toe cap.
- the lighter boot is comfortable and of thin flexible rubber, but can be utilized only by supervisory personnel underground, engineers and surveyors, trolley and truck operators, and underground maintenance personnel. They are unsafe and impractical to wear on any mining job that requires heavy manual work.
- Another aim of the present invention is to provide a one-piece molded boot which is simpler in construction and requires fewer manual steps and thus is less costly to produce.
- a construction in accordance with the present invention comprises a safety waterproof boot of flexible material having an integral sole and upper, the upper including a toe portion and a metatarsal portion, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a box-shaped rigid toe guard provided in the toe portion, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending laterally and having side portions connected to the sole plate, characterised in that the trailing edge of the toe guard is spaced inwardly relative to the leading edge of the metatarsal guard and the flexible material extending between the metatarsal guard and the toe guard having a flexible hinge portion in the form of a reverse fold such that the trailing edge of the toe guard will pivot inwardly with the leading edge of the metatarsal guard when the toe portion of the boot is being pivoted relative to the boot.
- a safety boot of flexible material having an integral sole and upper, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending longitudinally over the metatarsal area of the foot and having a leading edge, the guard member extending laterally and having side portions, the side portions including depending flanges extending inwardly thereof and attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep of a person's foot and having the cage completely rigid in a longitudinal and lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapsing under severe shock, characterised in that the guard member extends longitudinally over the whole of the metatarsal area of the foot and the boot includes a toe guard with a trailing edge, the leading edge of the metatarsal guard being spaced vertically and overlapping the trailing edge of the toe guard in order to provide complete protection for the metatarsal and the toe area
- French Patent Specification FR-A-1 490 115 discloses a safety boot of molded plastics material having an integral sole and upper, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending laterally and having side portions which include depending flanges extending inwardly thereof, and attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep of a person's foot and having the cage completely rigid in a lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapse under severe stress.
- the protective plate and metatarsal guard is in the form of narrow bands extending across the metatarsal area and connected to the sole plate.
- the metatarsal guard includes a pair of opposed flanges at the edges of the side members and fixed to the underside of the sole plate while the toe guard member includes inwardly extending flanges lying over the top surface of the sole plate.
- the heel includes a portion of the sole plate extending therewithin, and a plurality of recesses formed therein providing narrow walls of plastics material therebetween such that the walls can collapse in the case of a severe shock applied to the heel.
- the metatarsal guard member has a concave outer surface in a longitudinal direction merging at a leading edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib and at the trailing edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib, each rib extending in the lateral direction of the metatarsal guard from the sole plate thereof.
- a mining boot 10 having a sole 12, heel 14, toe portion 16, a metatarsal portion 17, and an upper calf portion 1 5.
- the boot is made from plastics material P and can be injected in one piece.
- the sole 12, heel 14 and upper are integrally molded.
- the boot 10, as shown, includes a metallic sole plate 18 extending the length and width of the sole 12 and embedded therein.
- the sole plate 18 has a stepped portion extending into the heel 14, as shown in Figure 3.
- a plan view of the sole plate 18 is illustrated in Figure 4.
- a separate metallic toe guard 22 is dome- shaped and includes flanges 28 extending inwardly. It is fixed such that the flanges 28 overlie the top surface of the sole plate 18. It is preferable that the toe guard not be fixed to the sole plate in order to allow easy separation in the case of an emergency.
- a metatarsal guard 20 which is also of rigid metallic material such as steel, includes inwardly extending flanges 30 which are fixed to the sole plate from the undersurface thereof. In order words, flanges 30 can be welded to the underside of the sole plate 18 allowing for free flexing movement.
- the toe guard 22 and metatarsal guard 20 are arranged such that the trailing edge 22a of the toe guard 22 and the leading edge 20a of the metatarsal guard 20 are in the same laterally extending plane, but the trailing edge 22a is spaced inwardly on all sides and the top from the leading edge 20a.
- the metatarsal guard 20 has formed therein a pair of ribs 23 extending parallel to the laterally extending plane so as to reinforce the guard 20.
- the depending flanges extend inwardly and are attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep, the cage being completely rigid in a lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapse under severe shock.
- the metatarsal guard member 20 has a concave outer surface in a longitudinal direction merging at a leading edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib and at the tracking edge thereof in a convex shaped rib, each rib extending in the lateral direction of the guard 20 from the sole plate 18.
- a last (not shown) is inserted in the mold after the armor structure, including the sole plate 18, toe guard 22 and metatarsal guard 20, have been placed in the mold.
- the last may have a hydraulic extending toe portion and will include a forwardly extending flange portion to form the recess 34 about the trailing edge 22a of the toe guard, as will be described later.
- the last will also have frusto-conical projections in order to form the conical recesses 40 in the heel 14.
- the plastics material P is injected into the mold in the conventional manner, and after the material has cooled down, the last is removed from the inner portion of the boot after retracting the toe portion.
- the so-formed boot includes, as shown in Figure 3, a hinge flexure area 32 which is in the form of a reverse fold although the bight of the fold is connected directly to the material forming the toe portion 16.
- the so-formed, axially extending recess 34 allows the trailing edge 22a of the toe 22 to move inwardly with reasonable ease during a walking attitude when the boot is rocked on its sole as in the case of a walking shoe.
- the trailing edge 22a which is not overlapped by the leading edge 20a, will assume a position wherein the leading edge 20a will overlap the trailing edge 22a momentarily in the pivoting of the toe 16 relative to the boot.
- the flanges 28 of the toe guard 22 and the flanges 30 of the metatarsal guard 20 are arranged as shown in order to provide increased flexing mobility of the sole plate 18.
- the sole 12 of the boot is provided with ribs 24 spaced apart forming grooves. However, in the area of flexure of the sole 12, a larger groove 26 is provided to allow for easier flexing of the boot and also to provide a convenient, rung-engaging foot hold for climbing ladders.
- the heel portion 14 of the boot 10 is molded integrally with the boot, and in the present embodiment, is provided with frusto-conical apertures extending downwardly in the heel forming narrow walls between the recesses 40 such that in the case of a severe shock, the walls forming recesses 40 will collapse, thereby acting as a shock absorber for the heel. It might happen in a mining situation where a miner may accidentally fall and land on his feet or have to jump from a relatively high perch onto a rock surface. In such a case, it is believed that the walls between the recesses 40 will give, thereby acting as a shock absorber.
- the sole plate 18 acts, in addition to locating the toe guard 22 and the metatarsal guard 20, as armor against sharp objects from beneath the sole.
- corrugated ribs 36 are formed in the ankle area of the boot to allow flexing of the calf portion 15 relative to the tarsal portion of the boot.
- corrugated ribs 38 will be provided extending vertically in the Achilles ten-' don area of the boot. This particular area of the boot is form fitting and resiliently presses against the Achilles tendon. However, when the boot is being placed on one's foot, the heel of the foot displaces and expands the portion of the boot formed by the corrugations 38, thus enabling the boot to be easily fitted.
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to boots, and more particularly, to boots used in the mining industry.
- Boots used by miners are traditionally made of rubber and are heavily reinforced by hard rubber caps and ribs. An average pair of boots presently used in the mining industry weighs approximately 8lbs.
- Boots for underground mining are usually supplied in two types, that is, a first type of a relatively light rubber material having a hard rubber toe cap, and relatively form-fitting ankle and calf portions with the front of the boot being partially laced from the top. The other type of boot includes a heavier rubber on canvas construction having a hard rubber toe cap and a hard rubber matatarsal guard as well as thick rubber ribs over the guard and the toe cap. The lighter boot is comfortable and of thin flexible rubber, but can be utilized only by supervisory personnel underground, engineers and surveyors, trolley and truck operators, and underground maintenance personnel. They are unsafe and impractical to wear on any mining job that requires heavy manual work. It is important that personnel doing such jobs, that is, so-called miners, wear boots which are built up to sustain heavy wear conditions, that is, working and walking on freshly broken rock, with each piece of rock presenting sharp angles. It is also important that sufficient protection be provided to protect the metatarsal portion of the foot as well as the toes. There is always a danger of tumbling rocks of varying sizes or heavy equipment landing on that portion of the boot.
- However, to date, the classical miner's boot appears to be a remnant of the equipment used by armor-clad knights in the Middle Ages, giving some protection to the foot but no flexibility of movement.
- The mining boot referred to above and as somewhat illustrated in US-A-1,717,127, includes a heavily armored toe and metatarsal guard portion made up of steel and rubber in a rigid foot portion. In other words, there is no flexibility between the toe guard and metatarsal guard portion of the boot. On the other hand, any normal footwear requires the greatest amount of flexibility at this very area because of the hinging action of the toes relative to the remainder of the foot, in a normal walking attitude.
- There have been some suggested improvements in so-called rubber boots provided with toe guard and metatarsal guards. For instance, US-A-3,308,560, describes a rubber boot having a metatarsal and instep guard integral with the outer sole of the boot and overlapping with the trailing edge of a box toe. Slight gaps are left between the laminated liner and outer to allow for shifting movement between the metatarsal guard portion and the box toe. However, although this patent recognizes the problem, it does little to solve it since the flexing of the metatarsal guard relative to the box toe would only enhance the delamination of the laminated layers between which the guard and box toe are located.
- It is an aim of the present invention to provide an improved mining boot which will have sufficient armor but which will be lighter and considerably more flexible than an equivalent mining boot.
- It is a further aim of the present invention to provide an improved heel construction whereby the heel portion of the boot will collapse when subjected to severe shock, thereby reducing the probability of injury to the heel of the wearer.
- Another aim of the present invention is to provide a one-piece molded boot which is simpler in construction and requires fewer manual steps and thus is less costly to produce.
- A construction in accordance with the present invention comprises a safety waterproof boot of flexible material having an integral sole and upper, the upper including a toe portion and a metatarsal portion, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a box-shaped rigid toe guard provided in the toe portion, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending laterally and having side portions connected to the sole plate, characterised in that the trailing edge of the toe guard is spaced inwardly relative to the leading edge of the metatarsal guard and the flexible material extending between the metatarsal guard and the toe guard having a flexible hinge portion in the form of a reverse fold such that the trailing edge of the toe guard will pivot inwardly with the leading edge of the metatarsal guard when the toe portion of the boot is being pivoted relative to the boot.
- In accordance with a further aspect of the invention there is provided a safety boot of flexible material having an integral sole and upper, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending longitudinally over the metatarsal area of the foot and having a leading edge, the guard member extending laterally and having side portions, the side portions including depending flanges extending inwardly thereof and attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep of a person's foot and having the cage completely rigid in a longitudinal and lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapsing under severe shock, characterised in that the guard member extends longitudinally over the whole of the metatarsal area of the foot and the boot includes a toe guard with a trailing edge, the leading edge of the metatarsal guard being spaced vertically and overlapping the trailing edge of the toe guard in order to provide complete protection for the metatarsal and the toe area of the foot.
- French Patent Specification FR-A-1 490 115 discloses a safety boot of molded plastics material having an integral sole and upper, a protective plate provided in the sole portion and extending the width and length thereof and allowing for longitudinal flexing of the sole, a rigid arched metatarsal guard member extending laterally and having side portions which include depending flanges extending inwardly thereof, and attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep of a person's foot and having the cage completely rigid in a lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapse under severe stress. However, in this prior Specification, the protective plate and metatarsal guard is in the form of narrow bands extending across the metatarsal area and connected to the sole plate. These bands would not be able to withstand the shock of a falling rock to the same extent as the full arched guard of the present invention. Furthermore, the bands of the prior arrangement must be spaced apart to allow proper flexing of the foot, for walking, thus leaving exposed unprotected areas which could be penetrated by sharp objects. This hazard is avoided in the present invention by the overlapping construction of the toe and metatarsal guards.
- In a more specific embodiment of the present invention, the metatarsal guard includes a pair of opposed flanges at the edges of the side members and fixed to the underside of the sole plate while the toe guard member includes inwardly extending flanges lying over the top surface of the sole plate. The heel includes a portion of the sole plate extending therewithin, and a plurality of recesses formed therein providing narrow walls of plastics material therebetween such that the walls can collapse in the case of a severe shock applied to the heel. The metatarsal guard member has a concave outer surface in a longitudinal direction merging at a leading edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib and at the trailing edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib, each rib extending in the lateral direction of the metatarsal guard from the sole plate thereof.
- Having thus generally described the nature of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, showing by way of illustration, a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:
- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a mining boot in accordance with the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal cross-section taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal cross-section of the boot shown in Figure .1; and
- Figure 4 is a plan view showing partly in cross-section a side wall of the boot and partly the metal guard members and sole plate of the boot.
- Referring now to the drawings, a mining boot 10 is shown having a sole 12,
heel 14,toe portion 16, a metatarsal portion 17, and anupper calf portion 1 5. - The boot is made from plastics material P and can be injected in one piece. In the course of injection molding the boot 10, the sole 12,
heel 14 and upper are integrally molded. The boot 10, as shown, includes a metallicsole plate 18 extending the length and width of the sole 12 and embedded therein. Thesole plate 18 has a stepped portion extending into theheel 14, as shown in Figure 3. A plan view of thesole plate 18 is illustrated in Figure 4. - A separate
metallic toe guard 22 is dome- shaped and includesflanges 28 extending inwardly. It is fixed such that theflanges 28 overlie the top surface of thesole plate 18. It is preferable that the toe guard not be fixed to the sole plate in order to allow easy separation in the case of an emergency. - A
metatarsal guard 20, which is also of rigid metallic material such as steel, includes inwardly extendingflanges 30 which are fixed to the sole plate from the undersurface thereof. In order words,flanges 30 can be welded to the underside of thesole plate 18 allowing for free flexing movement. Thetoe guard 22 andmetatarsal guard 20 are arranged such that thetrailing edge 22a of thetoe guard 22 and the leadingedge 20a of themetatarsal guard 20 are in the same laterally extending plane, but thetrailing edge 22a is spaced inwardly on all sides and the top from the leadingedge 20a. A slight space is left between thetoe guard 22 and themetatarsal guard 20 in the area of thesole plate 18 so as to allow flexing of thesole plate 1 8 so that thetoe 16 can pivot relative to the boot. Themetatarsal guard 20 has formed therein a pair ofribs 23 extending parallel to the laterally extending plane so as to reinforce theguard 20. - The depending flanges extend inwardly and are attached to the sole plate such as to form an integral protective cage for the instep, the cage being completely rigid in a lateral plane thereby reducing the possibility of collapse under severe shock.
- The
metatarsal guard member 20 has a concave outer surface in a longitudinal direction merging at a leading edge thereof, in a convex shaped rib and at the tracking edge thereof in a convex shaped rib, each rib extending in the lateral direction of theguard 20 from thesole plate 18. - While injection molding of the boot, a last (not shown) is inserted in the mold after the armor structure, including the
sole plate 18,toe guard 22 andmetatarsal guard 20, have been placed in the mold. The last may have a hydraulic extending toe portion and will include a forwardly extending flange portion to form therecess 34 about thetrailing edge 22a of the toe guard, as will be described later. The last will also have frusto-conical projections in order to form theconical recesses 40 in theheel 14. The plastics material P is injected into the mold in the conventional manner, and after the material has cooled down, the last is removed from the inner portion of the boot after retracting the toe portion. - The so-formed boot includes, as shown in Figure 3, a
hinge flexure area 32 which is in the form of a reverse fold although the bight of the fold is connected directly to the material forming thetoe portion 16. In any case, the so-formed, axially extendingrecess 34 allows thetrailing edge 22a of thetoe 22 to move inwardly with reasonable ease during a walking attitude when the boot is rocked on its sole as in the case of a walking shoe. Thetrailing edge 22a, which is not overlapped by the leadingedge 20a, will assume a position wherein the leadingedge 20a will overlap thetrailing edge 22a momentarily in the pivoting of thetoe 16 relative to the boot. - The
flanges 28 of thetoe guard 22 and theflanges 30 of themetatarsal guard 20 are arranged as shown in order to provide increased flexing mobility of thesole plate 18. - The sole 12 of the boot is provided with
ribs 24 spaced apart forming grooves. However, in the area of flexure of the sole 12, alarger groove 26 is provided to allow for easier flexing of the boot and also to provide a convenient, rung-engaging foot hold for climbing ladders. - The
heel portion 14 of the boot 10 is molded integrally with the boot, and in the present embodiment, is provided with frusto-conical apertures extending downwardly in the heel forming narrow walls between therecesses 40 such that in the case of a severe shock, thewalls forming recesses 40 will collapse, thereby acting as a shock absorber for the heel. It might happen in a mining situation where a miner may accidentally fall and land on his feet or have to jump from a relatively high perch onto a rock surface. In such a case, it is believed that the walls between therecesses 40 will give, thereby acting as a shock absorber. - The
sole plate 18, of course, acts, in addition to locating thetoe guard 22 and themetatarsal guard 20, as armor against sharp objects from beneath the sole. - In order to provide increased ease in the walking attitude,
corrugated ribs 36 are formed in the ankle area of the boot to allow flexing of thecalf portion 15 relative to the tarsal portion of the boot. - Similarly,
corrugated ribs 38 will be provided extending vertically in the Achilles ten-' don area of the boot. This particular area of the boot is form fitting and resiliently presses against the Achilles tendon. However, when the boot is being placed on one's foot, the heel of the foot displaces and expands the portion of the boot formed by thecorrugations 38, thus enabling the boot to be easily fitted.
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US2842872A (en) * | 1956-12-07 | 1958-07-15 | Endicott Johnson Corp | Safety shoe |
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