EP2740379B1 - Safety toe cap - Google Patents
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- EP2740379B1 EP2740379B1 EP12196272.4A EP12196272A EP2740379B1 EP 2740379 B1 EP2740379 B1 EP 2740379B1 EP 12196272 A EP12196272 A EP 12196272A EP 2740379 B1 EP2740379 B1 EP 2740379B1
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- toe cap
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- safety toe
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- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/32—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with shock-absorbing means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/07—Linings therefor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/08—Heel stiffeners; Toe stiffeners
- A43B23/081—Toe stiffeners
- A43B23/082—Toe stiffeners made of metal
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B7/00—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements
- A43B7/34—Footwear with health or hygienic arrangements with protection against heat or cold
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- the invention relates to a safety toe cap for mounting in a shoe.
- Shoes used for instance in industrial environments may be reinforced with a toe cap of metal, composite materials or any other suitable material which is hard and durable.
- toe caps or commonly referred to as steel-toe caps or safety toe caps.
- a problem in the art is that a toe cap of metal or composite material tends to be cooled under cold weather conditions. This will decrease the ability of the shoe to keep a wearer's foot warm.
- US 2003/070323 discloses a shoe with a toe box provided with a fibrous material for cold weather insulation purposes.
- An oversized toe box is disclosed under which a thick (0.75-1 inches (about 19-25 mm)) layer of cold insulating material, being a fibrous material such as Thinsulate, is adhesively secured, and over which toe box an outer layer of a boot is stretched during manufacturing, all of which are further attached to an outsole of the boot.
- the cold insulating layer is within the toe box, it is not compressed by the stretching of leather over the toe area.
- the amount of dead air space in the cold insulating layer is not reduced, thereby improving the ability of the cold weather insulating layer to retain heat.
- a problem with the shoe disclosed in US 2003/070323 is that it is bulky.
- An object of the present invention is to solve or at least mitigate this problem and provide a safety toe cap which improves the ability of a shoe in which the safety toe cap is mounted to keep a wearer's foot warm.
- a safety toe cap for mounting in a shoe, which safety toe cap is arranged with a fibrous coating on at least one of its sides to create an air gap between the safety toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the fibrous coating.
- an air gap is created between the safety toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated side.
- This has the effect that the shoe is not in direct contact with the at least one side of the safety toe cap being coated, thereby reducing transfer of cold from the shoe to the toe cap and ultimately to the foot of a wearer of the shoe. Instead, the air in the gap created will be warmed up and thus have a warming effect on the toe cap.
- the coating is fibrous, hence convection of warmed-up air in the gap is prevented since the fibrous coating will cause a frictional force to act on the air mass thereby preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air.
- both the inside and the outside of the safety toe cap are arranged with the fibrous coating.
- a first air gap is created between the outside of the toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated outside, while a second air gap is created between the inside of the toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated inside. This will further prevent the foot of the wearer from becoming cold from a low environmental temperature.
- the fibrous coating is deposited onto the safety toe cap by means of flocking.
- flocking advantageously enables the small fibres to be arranged very close to each other, thereby making it possible to cause a relatively great frictional force to act on an air mass in the gap created between the coating and the shoe to prevent it from sinking towards the bottom of the shoe.
- the safety toe cap is made of aluminium being advantageous for instance owing to its lightness.
- the fibrous coating is made of a fleece material being advantageous for instance owing to its insulating properties.
- the object of the present invention is further attained in a second aspect of the present invention by a shoe comprising the safety toe cap according to embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG 1 shows a safety toe cap 10 according to an embodiment.
- the outside 11 of the safety toe cap 10 is shown, i.e. the side of the toe cap facing the front of a shoe in which it is mounted.
- the outside 11 of the toe cap 10 is arranged with a fibrous coating, in this case a fleece material having been flocked onto the toe cap 10.
- FIG 2 shows the safety toe cap 10 of Figure 1 in another view, where the other side of the toe cap is provided with the fibrous coating.
- the inside 12 of the safety toe cap 10 is shown, i.e. the side of the toe cap facing the foot of a wearer of the shoe in which it is mounted.
- the inside 12 of the toe cap 10 is arranged with a fibrous coating in the form of a fleece material having been flocked onto the toe cap 10.
- a front section of the safety toe cap 10 is provided with a flange 15 extending radially from the safety toe cap 10 in a direction towards the foot of a wearer of a shoe in which the toe cap is mounted in order to further protect the wearer from being injured.
- Figure 3 illustrates a sectional view of the safety toe cap 10 according to embodiments of the present invention when mounted in a shoe 20.
- a first air gap is created between the outside 11 of the toe cap 10 and a section 21 of the shoe with which the fibrous coating 13 arranged on the outside 11 of the shoe 10 is in contact.
- the fibrous coating 13 further results in a frictional force preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air in a direction towards the outer sole 23 of the shoe 20.
- a second air gap is created between the inside 12 of the toe cap 10 and a section 22 of the shoe 20 with which the fibrous coating 14 arranged on the inside 12 of the shoe 10 is in contact.
- the air in the second air gap will be warmed-up and prevent the toe cap from being cooled down by cold ambient temperature; the fibrous coating 14 further results in a frictional force preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air in a direction towards the outer sole 23 of the shoe 20.
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Description
- The invention relates to a safety toe cap for mounting in a shoe.
- Shoes used for instance in industrial environments may be reinforced with a toe cap of metal, composite materials or any other suitable material which is hard and durable. These toe caps or commonly referred to as steel-toe caps or safety toe caps.
- A problem in the art is that a toe cap of metal or composite material tends to be cooled under cold weather conditions. This will decrease the ability of the shoe to keep a wearer's foot warm.
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US 2003/070323 discloses a shoe with a toe box provided with a fibrous material for cold weather insulation purposes. An oversized toe box is disclosed under which a thick (0.75-1 inches (about 19-25 mm)) layer of cold insulating material, being a fibrous material such as Thinsulate, is adhesively secured, and over which toe box an outer layer of a boot is stretched during manufacturing, all of which are further attached to an outsole of the boot. Because the cold insulating layer is within the toe box, it is not compressed by the stretching of leather over the toe area. Thus, the amount of dead air space in the cold insulating layer is not reduced, thereby improving the ability of the cold weather insulating layer to retain heat. However, a problem with the shoe disclosed inUS 2003/070323 is that it is bulky. - An object of the present invention is to solve or at least mitigate this problem and provide a safety toe cap which improves the ability of a shoe in which the safety toe cap is mounted to keep a wearer's foot warm.
- This object is achieved in a first aspect of the present invention by a safety toe cap for mounting in a shoe, which safety toe cap is arranged with a fibrous coating on at least one of its sides to create an air gap between the safety toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the fibrous coating.
- Advantageously, by providing the safety toe cap with a fibrous coating on at least one of its inside or outside, an air gap is created between the safety toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated side. This has the effect that the shoe is not in direct contact with the at least one side of the safety toe cap being coated, thereby reducing transfer of cold from the shoe to the toe cap and ultimately to the foot of a wearer of the shoe. Instead, the air in the gap created will be warmed up and thus have a warming effect on the toe cap. Further advantageous is that the coating is fibrous, hence convection of warmed-up air in the gap is prevented since the fibrous coating will cause a frictional force to act on the air mass thereby preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air.
- In an embodiment of the present invention, both the inside and the outside of the safety toe cap are arranged with the fibrous coating. Advantageously, by providing both sides of the safety toe cap with the fibrous coating, a first air gap is created between the outside of the toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated outside, while a second air gap is created between the inside of the toe cap and a section of the shoe facing the coated inside. This will further prevent the foot of the wearer from becoming cold from a low environmental temperature.
- In a further embodiment of the present invention, the fibrous coating is deposited onto the safety toe cap by means of flocking. Thus, small fibre particles are applied to the toe cap. The flocking process advantageously enables the small fibres to be arranged very close to each other, thereby making it possible to cause a relatively great frictional force to act on an air mass in the gap created between the coating and the shoe to prevent it from sinking towards the bottom of the shoe.
- In yet an embodiment of the present invention, the safety toe cap is made of aluminium being advantageous for instance owing to its lightness.
- In still an embodiment of the present invention, the fibrous coating is made of a fleece material being advantageous for instance owing to its insulating properties.
- The object of the present invention is further attained in a second aspect of the present invention by a shoe comprising the safety toe cap according to embodiments of the present invention.
- It is noted that the invention relates to all possible combinations of features recited in the claims. Further features of, and advantages with, the present invention will become apparent when studying the appended claims and the following description. Those skilled in the art realize that different features of the present invention can be combined to create embodiments other than those described in the following.
- The invention is now described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the outside of a safety toe cap according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the inside of the safety toe cap illustrated inFigure 1 ; and -
Figure 3 illustrates a sectional view of a safety toe cap according to embodiments of the present invention when mounted in a shoe. - The invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which certain embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided by way of example so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the description.
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Figure 1 shows asafety toe cap 10 according to an embodiment. InFigure 1 , theoutside 11 of thesafety toe cap 10 is shown, i.e. the side of the toe cap facing the front of a shoe in which it is mounted. As can be seen, the outside 11 of thetoe cap 10 is arranged with a fibrous coating, in this case a fleece material having been flocked onto thetoe cap 10. -
Figure 2 shows thesafety toe cap 10 ofFigure 1 in another view, where the other side of the toe cap is provided with the fibrous coating. InFigure 2 , theinside 12 of thesafety toe cap 10 is shown, i.e. the side of the toe cap facing the foot of a wearer of the shoe in which it is mounted. As can be seen, theinside 12 of thetoe cap 10 is arranged with a fibrous coating in the form of a fleece material having been flocked onto thetoe cap 10. As further can be seen inFigure 2 , in an embodiment of the invention, a front section of thesafety toe cap 10 is provided with aflange 15 extending radially from thesafety toe cap 10 in a direction towards the foot of a wearer of a shoe in which the toe cap is mounted in order to further protect the wearer from being injured. -
Figure 3 illustrates a sectional view of thesafety toe cap 10 according to
embodiments of the present invention when mounted in ashoe 20. As can be seen inFigure 3 , a first air gap is created between the outside 11 of thetoe cap 10 and asection 21 of the shoe with which thefibrous coating 13 arranged on the outside 11 of theshoe 10 is in contact. Thus, the air in the first air gap will be warmed-up and prevent the toe cap from being cooled down by cold ambient temperature. Thefibrous coating 13 further results in a frictional force preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air in a direction towards theouter sole 23 of theshoe 20. - It should be noted that for illustrative purposes the relative size of the air gap is slightly exaggerated in
Figure 3 . Generally, the section 21 (normally made of leather) of the shoe is tightly stretched over theoutside 11 of thesafety toe cap 10. - With further reference to
Figure 3 , a second air gap is created between theinside 12 of thetoe cap 10 and asection 22 of theshoe 20 with which thefibrous coating 14 arranged on theinside 12 of theshoe 10 is in contact. Again, the air in the second air gap will be warmed-up and prevent the toe cap from being cooled down by cold ambient temperature; thefibrous coating 14 further results in a frictional force preventing downdraft of the warmed-up air in a direction towards the outer sole 23 of theshoe 20. - Even though the invention has been described with reference to specific exemplifying embodiments thereof, many different alterations, modifications and the like will become apparent for those skilled in the art. The described embodiments are therefore not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.
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- Safety toe cap (10) for mounting in a shoe (20), which safety toe cap (10) is arranged with:a fibrous coating (13, 14)deposited onto at least one of its sides (11, 12) by means of flocking to create an air gap between the safety toe cap (10) and a section (21, 22) of the shoe (20) facing the fibrous coating (13,14).
- Safety toe cap (10) according to claim 1, further being arranged with the fibrous coating (13,14) on both its outside (11) and inside (12) to create said air gap between each of the outside (11) and the inside (12) and the corresponding sections (21, 22) of the shoe (20) facing the respective side (11, 12) of the safety toe cap (10).
- Safety toe cap (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fibrous coating (13,14) is of a fleece material.
- Safety toe cap (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, further being at least partly of aluminium.
- Safety toe cap (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a front section of the safety toe cap (10) is provided with a flange (15) extending radially from the safety toe cap (10) in a direction towards a foot of a wearer of the shoe (20) in which the safety toe cap (10) is mounted.
- A shoe (20) comprising the safety toe cap (10) according to any one of the preceding claims.
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DK12196272.4T DK2740379T3 (en) | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | Safety toe |
EP12196272.4A EP2740379B1 (en) | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | Safety toe cap |
PL12196272T PL2740379T3 (en) | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | Safety toe cap |
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