Safety footwear

摘要

A footwear system is disclosed, which includes a shell having an inner cavity and at least one recessed area offset from an inner surface of the shell, and a chassis having one or more components adapted to protect a user's foot from injury. In one embodiment, the chassis is insertable into the inner cavity of the shell, such that the one or more components of the chassis are securely retained (e.g., permanently affixed) within the at least one recessed area of the shell. Methods of forming the aforementioned footwear system using expandable materials are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A shoe comprising:
a shoe-shaped shell having an inner cavity defined by an inner wall surface of the shell, and at least one recessed area having a wall portion offset from and contiguous with the inner wall surface of the shell; wherein the at least one recessed area includes a set of stop surfaces arranged at an angle to the inner wall surface of the shell, and the one or more components include corresponding stop surfaces adapted to engage with the stop surfaces of the shell to retain the component within the recessed area; and a chassis having one or more components adapted to protect a user's foot from injury, wherein the chassis includes a toe cap, a heel counter, and an insole board engaged to the toe cap and heel counter, the toe cap occupying a toe section of the shell and being composed of a rigid, hard material configured to protect a user's toes from injury, and wherein the one or more components comprise the toe cap and heel counter, the chassis being insertable into the inner cavity of the shell, such that the one or more components of the chassis are permanently affixed by cementing or adhesion within the at least one recessed area of the shell.