US20120060389A1 - Safety Overshoe - Google Patents

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US20120060389A1
US20120060389A1 US13/224,963 US201113224963A US2012060389A1 US 20120060389 A1 US20120060389 A1 US 20120060389A1 US 201113224963 A US201113224963 A US 201113224963A US 2012060389 A1 US2012060389 A1 US 2012060389A1
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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
    • A43B23/086—Toe stiffeners made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like
    • A43B23/087—Toe stiffeners made of impregnated fabrics, plastics or the like made of plastics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/16—Overshoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/16—Overshoes
    • A43B3/163—Overshoes specially adapted for health or hygienic purposes, e.g. comprising electrically conductive material allowing the discharge of electrostatic charges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/16—Overshoes
    • A43B3/18—Devices for holding overshoes in position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/16—Overshoes
    • A43B3/20—Heel-less overshoes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
    • A43B3/26—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use adjustable as to length or size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C13/00—Wear-resisting attachments
    • A43C13/14—Special attachments for toe-caps; Protecting caps for toe-caps

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  • the present invention concerns a reusable protective overshoe adjustable directly to town shoes with very great ease, enabling visitors to move about occasionally in risk areas, in the context of individual protective equipment.
  • EP- 2064964 explains that several drawbacks are present:
  • EP-2064964 comprises an elastic adjustable to the town shoe size connected to a leather and/or textile upper covering a toecap, a slip-resistant sole, a lining for the upper made from leather and/or textile, a similar lining for cladding the inside of the toecap, and a rear protective apron for the heel made from leather and/or textile.
  • An overshoe may comprise a hollow front part having an opened rear, so that a shoe having a heel can be engaged in said hollow front part, and a rear band adapted to pass behind said heel of the shoe, the rear band being structurally separate from the front part and connected to it by connection means, wherein the rear band is a single-piece moulding, and the front part and the rear band are made of one of an elastomer and a thermoplastics material.
  • connection means may comprise movement means allowing movement between the front part and the rear band.
  • the hollow front part may have a sole that becomes thinner at said opened rear.
  • the hollow front part may have a sole which, at a lower surface, extends towards said opened rear at least substantially as far as in line with the top of an area of the front part that goes up over the instep.
  • the hollow front part may have a sole which is serrated and provided with studs, staggered longitudinally.
  • said movement means may comprise, on sides of the front hollow part, two structurally separate parts comprising a projecting cylindrical pin terminating in a broadened head and assembled with a tubular barrel having a broadened head, said assembly passing into orifices in the front part and in the rear band.
  • the rear band may have a tongue projecting upwards.
  • the front part can be made from plastic material reinforced at the front by a shell which is more rigid than said plastic material and embedded in the plastic material in which the front part is formed.
  • the shell can be made from non-metallic, non-magnetic composite material.
  • connection means provided partly on the front part and partly on the band can be made from malleable plastic material and are interengaged.
  • the rear band may have laterally, on each side, a slot elongated in the direction of elongation of the rear band.
  • the rear band which can be in a single piece, broadens from front to rear.
  • the front part in front, on an instep, may have at least one protrusion elongated essentially horizontally and extending laterally.
  • the band may have an elongation capacity greater than 1000%.
  • an assembly may comprise a shoe having a heel, and, an overshoe comprising:—a hollow front part having an opened rear through which the shoe is engaged in said hollow front part, and,—a rear band passing behind said heel of the shoe, the rear band being structurally separate from the front part and connected to it by connection means, the rear band being a single-piece moulding, and—the front part and the rear band are made of one of an elastomer and a thermoplastics material.
  • FIG. 1 shows a profile view of the overshoe proposed, in the normal position of use
  • FIG. 2 shows a profile view of the overshoe proposed, in a position with the rear band tilted upwards
  • FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the front part of the overshoe
  • FIG. 4 shows a view of the rear part of the band at the heel
  • FIG. 5 shows a view of the sole from below
  • FIG. 6 shows a detail of the lateral fixing that can be articulated between the front part and the rear band
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram of the reinforcement shell that is advisedly disposed at the end of the front part
  • FIG. 8 is an alternative diagram of an overshoe
  • FIG. 9 shows schematically in horizontal section a connecting stud engaged in an orifice.
  • an overshoe may comprise:
  • this overshoe may more specifically be characterised in that:
  • the front part and the band are, preferably exclusively, made from elastomer or thermoplastic material.
  • a hardness of between 5 and 60 Shore D is recommended. This will also ensure good safety in use.
  • a sole should equip the front part, this sole preferably becoming thinner towards the rear.
  • the sole should extend towards the rear at least as far as substantially in line with the top of an area of the front part that goes up over the instep, and/or this sole is serrated and provided with studs, staggered longitudinally.
  • a shoe having a heel, and, an overshoe comprising:
  • an overshoe 1 can be seen, comprising a hollow front part 3 open at the rear (AR) so that the shoe is engaged therein (fine line 5 ; FIG. 8 ), and a rear band 7 to be passed behind the heel 50 of this shoe.
  • the hollow front part 3 preferably may have a sole 31 .
  • the rear band 7 is structurally separate from the front part 3 , that is to say the two parts constitute two separate independent pieces.
  • these means 8 allow movement between the front part 3 and the band 7 .
  • these means may comprise, on each side of the front hollow part 3 , two structurally separate parts 9 , 11 comprising a projecting cylindrical pin 9 a terminating in a broadened head 9 b and forcibly engaged or screwed in a tubular barrel 11 a itself terminating in a broadened head 11 b ; see FIG. 6 .
  • the means 8 or 9 , 11 pass through orifices, respectively 30 , 70 , in the front part and the rear band. They can thus preferably be disposed perpendicular to the overshoe extension axis 15 .
  • the overshoe 1 is in the normal position of use.
  • the rear band 7 is tilted substantially horizontally and is passed behind the heel 50 .
  • the rear band 7 is tilted upwards. Free tilting downwards is also in principle possible and will be more practical for slipping on the overshoe.
  • this band in a single piece, broadens from front to rear. This will be favourable to flexibility, elasticity and good rear holding.
  • FIG. 1 Also concerning the band 7 , it can still be seen in FIG. 1 that, laterally, on each side, it will favourably have a slot 73 elongated in the direction of elongation of the band. It will be noted that, in the figures, this slot 73 thus separates respectively upper and lower areas forming straps. In this way, strength, flexibility and elasticity will be combined.
  • the straps can be joined together in the intermediate part, for example half way along, by an integral strut (therefore made from plastics material) 21 .
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 it can be seen that these straps are preferably also joined at the rear by the broadened heel 73 , which can be surmounted by the tongue 71 .
  • the front part 3 and the band 7 be entirely made from elastomer or thermoplastic material, in particular VTP (vulcanised thermoplastic), TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) or TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), preferably with a hardness of between 5 and 60 Shore D.
  • VTP vulcanised thermoplastic
  • TPU thermoplastic polyurethane
  • TPE thermoplastic elastomer
  • the band 7 should have a capacity for elastic extension greater than 1000%, or even 1150%. Remenant deformation of less than 50% is also advised.
  • This band can preferably be moulded in a single piece.
  • the front part 3 will favourably have one or more protrusions 17 elongated substantially horizontally and extending laterally. In this way the risks that obstacles will slide along this area, upwards, and reach the ankle, will be limited.
  • the front part 3 made from plastic material will be reinforced at the front, at the toes, by a hollow shell 18 more rigid and mechanically stronger than said plastics material.
  • the mechanical strength of this critical area will be increased.
  • the shell 18 when the front part 3 is moulded, be embedded in plastics material, in which said front part will be formed.
  • This shell here goes up as far as the bottom of the instep. Moreover, in the figures, it extends in the front of the sole 31 , which increases the strength thereof.
  • the shell 18 can be metal, stainless steel in particular; however, it is advised that it be made from non-metallic non-magnetic composite material.
  • the means 8 of connection between the front part 3 and the rear band 7 (which can each be identical to what was described above) comprise, on one of the parts ( 3 or 7 ), at least one projecting stud (or pin) 90 a forcibly engaged in one of several orifices 110 a, 110 b, 110 c formed on the other part.
  • a projecting stud or pin
  • FIG. 9 such a stud can be seen.
  • An elastic connection like clips can thus be made. The use of several studs thus engaged in several orifices would secure the connection.
  • the lateral part 33 a of less thickness is extended forwards at the instep, above the area reinforced by the hollow shell 17 , this protruding area joining said part 33 b, with which it forms here the same assembly, including the integral tongue 330 b, which, facing, projects upwards; see also FIG. 3 .
  • a row or rows of several orifices 110 a, 110 b, 110 c disposed substantially parallel to the extension axis 15 , as illustrated, will allow adjustment for height, and therefore adaptation for shoe size.
  • connecting means 8 provided partly on the front part 3 and partly on the band 7 , produced from malleable plastic material and interengaged (here forcibly and/or by screwing like the pin or pins and barrel or barrels or the stud or studs and orifice or orifices) will assist a secure and inexpensive connection.
  • connections 8 could be removable, once the parts have been formed respectively on the front part 3 and on the band 7 engaged together. This will make it possible to replace for example a broken band and will allow interchangeability.
  • a unit of several available overshoes each of the type presented above, should comprise several front parts 3 of several different shoe sizes and fewer rear bands 7 than front parts 3 .

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