WO2008098289A1 - A sports shoe - Google Patents
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- WO2008098289A1 WO2008098289A1 PCT/AU2008/000174 AU2008000174W WO2008098289A1 WO 2008098289 A1 WO2008098289 A1 WO 2008098289A1 AU 2008000174 W AU2008000174 W AU 2008000174W WO 2008098289 A1 WO2008098289 A1 WO 2008098289A1
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- Prior art keywords
- shoe
- sports
- toe
- football
- ball
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
- A43B5/02—Football boots or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby
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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
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
- A43B5/18—Attachable overshoes for sporting purposes
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- the present invention relates generally to a sports shoe and more particularly to a shoe for ball sports.
- the invention has been developed primarily for use as a football/soccer shoe and will be described hereinafter with reference to this application. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular field and may also be used in other ball sports, such as rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football, American football and cricket. o Background of the Invention
- Known football/soccer shoes have, when viewed from above, a convex toe having a relatively small radius and adjacent curved sides having a relatively larger radius. Moreover, the sides of the shoe are typically relatively softer than the toe of the shoe.
- a disadvantage of kicking balls on the side of the shoe is that less energy is transferred to the ball compared to a toe kick. This inefficiency is created due to the side being softer than the toe. Further, a kick on the side of the shoe must be made with a less- efficient sweeping motion, rather than a motion in-line with the natural alignment of thes leg, as is the case with a toe kick.
- the present invention provides a sports shoe comprising: a shoe body having a toe at one end and a heel at the other end, said toe having a concave portion for engaging a sports ball.
- the concave portion preferably has a radius that substantially corresponds to a radius of a sports ball of a sport in which the shoe is intended to be used.
- the shoe is preferably a football/soccer shoe.
- the shoe is a rugby league, rugby union, American football, Australian rules football or cricket shoe.
- the present invention provides a sports shoe having a concave toe portion for engaging a sports ball.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a sports shoe
- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of an alternative embodiment of a sports shoe.
- the football/soccer shoe 1 includes a shoe body 3 having a heel 5 at one end and a toe 7 at the other, with sides 9 extending therebetween.
- the toe 7 includes a concave portion 11 for engaging a football/soccer ball during kicking of the ball.
- the concave portion 11 has a radius of around 1 lcm, which substantially corresponds to that of a standard football/soccer ball.
- Padding (not shown) is also provided on the inside of the shoe 1 adjacent the concave portion 11 to absorb forces applied to the shoe 1 during a toe kick and reduce the transfer of such forces to the wearer's foot.
- the concave portion 11 is of molded construction, utilising plastics or other synthetic materials, or steel.
- the concave portion 11 is also reinforced to withstand forces applied thereto during kicking of the ball.
- the football/soccer shoe 1 is constructed with a rubber sole and a leather upper, as is well known in the art.
- the fronts of the shoe upper and sole are shaped appropriately to conform to the geometry of the concave portion 11.
- Fig. 2 there is shown a second embodiment of a sports shoe 1, where reference numerals corresponding with those of Fig. 1 indicate corresponding features.
- the concave portion 11 is reinforced by reinforcement, in the form of a frame 12, which extends from the concave portion 11 toward the heel 5 of the shoe 1.
- the frame 12 includes a plurality of ribs 14 spaced apart around the inside periphery of the shoe 1.
- the frame 12 is constructed from a rigid plastic or other rigid synthetic material, or steel.
- the concave portion 11 allows the ball to be kicked relatively accurately on the toe 7. Moreover, due to the ball being kicked on the toe 7, more energy is transferred to the kicked ball for the reasons mentioned above, resulting in the kicked ball having a higher velocity.
- the shoe 1 can also facilitate faster walking, due to the removal of the point of the toe usually provided in cricket shoes.
- the shoe upper may be formed of synthetic material, or a combination of leather and a synthetic material.
- additional reinforcement and/or padding may be provided inwardly of the concave portion to reduce the force transmitted to a wearer's foot during a toe kick.
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- Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
- Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
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Priority Applications (6)
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MX2009008738A MX2009008738A (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | A sports shoe. |
BRPI0808135-2A BRPI0808135A2 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | SPORTS SHOES |
JP2009549337A JP2010517710A (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | Athletic shoes |
AU2008215160A AU2008215160A1 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | A sports shoe |
EP08706061A EP2114183A1 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | A sports shoe |
US12/527,172 US20100101116A1 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | Sports Shoe |
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AU2007900738A AU2007900738A0 (en) | 2007-02-14 | A sports shoe | |
AU2007900738 | 2007-02-14 |
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WO2008098289A1 true WO2008098289A1 (en) | 2008-08-21 |
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PCT/AU2008/000174 WO2008098289A1 (en) | 2007-02-14 | 2008-02-12 | A sports shoe |
Country Status (11)
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US (1) | US20100101116A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP2114183A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2010517710A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20090126259A (en) |
CN (1) | CN101636093A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2008215160A1 (en) |
BR (1) | BRPI0808135A2 (en) |
MX (1) | MX2009008738A (en) |
RU (1) | RU2009133919A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008098289A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA200906153B (en) |
Cited By (1)
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WO2011150446A1 (en) | 2010-06-03 | 2011-12-08 | Boot Technologies Limited | A sport shoe |
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US9427044B2 (en) | 2012-09-21 | 2016-08-30 | Nike, Inc. | Reinforcing member for article of footwear |
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US9326566B2 (en) | 2014-04-15 | 2016-05-03 | Nike, Inc. | Footwear having coverable motorized adjustment system |
US9629418B2 (en) | 2014-04-15 | 2017-04-25 | Nike, Inc. | Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper |
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DE2637806A1 (en) * | 1976-08-21 | 1978-02-23 | Zdenko Riederer | Football boots with shaped toe cap for improved shooting - has concave indentation with burrs matching outline of football |
US4123856A (en) * | 1977-08-05 | 1978-11-07 | Lawson Bobbie G | Kicking shoe |
EP0496931A1 (en) * | 1991-01-31 | 1992-08-05 | RUTIL S.r.l. | Covering element particularly applicable to soccer shoes |
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- 2008-02-12 WO PCT/AU2008/000174 patent/WO2008098289A1/en active Application Filing
- 2008-02-12 JP JP2009549337A patent/JP2010517710A/en active Pending
- 2008-02-12 MX MX2009008738A patent/MX2009008738A/en unknown
- 2008-02-12 RU RU2009133919/05A patent/RU2009133919A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2008-02-12 US US12/527,172 patent/US20100101116A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2008-02-12 AU AU2008215160A patent/AU2008215160A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2008-02-12 BR BRPI0808135-2A patent/BRPI0808135A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2008-02-12 KR KR1020097019095A patent/KR20090126259A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2008-02-12 EP EP08706061A patent/EP2114183A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2008-02-12 CN CN200880005007A patent/CN101636093A/en active Pending
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DE2637806A1 (en) * | 1976-08-21 | 1978-02-23 | Zdenko Riederer | Football boots with shaped toe cap for improved shooting - has concave indentation with burrs matching outline of football |
US4123856A (en) * | 1977-08-05 | 1978-11-07 | Lawson Bobbie G | Kicking shoe |
EP0496931A1 (en) * | 1991-01-31 | 1992-08-05 | RUTIL S.r.l. | Covering element particularly applicable to soccer shoes |
DE20017207U1 (en) * | 2000-10-06 | 2001-03-15 | Becker Willi | Striker shoe |
DE202005015243U1 (en) * | 2005-09-27 | 2005-12-08 | Fell, Herbert | Sports shoe e.g. football shoe, for use by sportsman, has flat kick surface for kicking sports device e.g. foot ball, where surface is formed by mould parts that are arranged at boot leg, and has indentations at its border |
Cited By (1)
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WO2011150446A1 (en) | 2010-06-03 | 2011-12-08 | Boot Technologies Limited | A sport shoe |
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MX2009008738A (en) | 2009-10-08 |
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JP2010517710A (en) | 2010-05-27 |
EP2114183A1 (en) | 2009-11-11 |
BRPI0808135A2 (en) | 2014-07-08 |
ZA200906153B (en) | 2010-04-28 |
RU2009133919A (en) | 2011-03-27 |
US20100101116A1 (en) | 2010-04-29 |
KR20090126259A (en) | 2009-12-08 |
CN101636093A (en) | 2010-01-27 |
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