GB1152212A - Improvements in or relating to Footwear - Google Patents

Abstract

1,152,212. Boots &c. A. COLLINA. 9 Aug., 1966, No. 35551/66. Heading A3B. A shoe has means for stopping forward movement of a foot in the shoe comprising stopping means which fit in the hollow of the foot between the toes and the ball of the foot. In a first embodiment (Figs. 1, 3) the stopping means consists of a ridge 46 secured to the outsole or insole. The ridge 46 contacts the front wall of the ball of the foot (Fig. 3) to prevent forward movement of the foot and the foot is prevented from riding up over the ridge 46 by the upper 60 which may include padding 45 and a strap 36, 38 fastened by a buckle 38. The shoe may also have padding 78 on the tongue 30 and padding 54, 56 at the ankle. The ridge 46 may have an enlargement which extends between the big toe and the adjacent toe. The ridge 46 may be fixed to the insole or outer sole, may be rotatably mounted on the sole, or may be movable heightwise, the ridge being urged upwardly by springs. In a second embodiment (Fig. 10) the stopping means consists of a sleeve 148 which is mounted on a rod 148a fixed between the sole 113 and upper 116. The sleeve 148 may be movable heightwise on the rod 148a and the lower part of the sleeve 148 may be contoured to fit the shape of the foot as shown.