SHOE GUARD FOR PREVENTING DISCOMFORT AND INJURY

摘要

A shoe insert or guard to improve comfort and to limit and prevent traumatic injury to a wearer's foot. The shoe guard includes an anterior superior portion, a toe portion, an anterior sole portion, a posterior sole portion, and a rear portion. The shoe guard protects against foot injuries caused by downward impact on the anterior sole portion of the foot during ambulation, forward movement of the foot during ambulation, and abrasions to the foot secondary to movement of the foot within the shoe during ambulation.

主权项

1. A shoe guard adapted to provide protection to a wearer's foot, comprising:
an anterior superior portion adapted to overlie the front of the wearer's foot extending from the surface of the front foot the length of the wearer's foot to the wearer's toes; a toe portion adjacent to the anterior superior portion extending in front of and around the toes of the wearer; an anterior sole portion adjacent to the toe portion extending beneath the anterior sole of the wearer's foot to the arch of the wearer's foot; a posterior sole portion adjacent to the anterior sole portion extending under the arch and bottom heel of the wearer's foot; and a rear portion adjacent to the posterior sole portion extending vertically along the wearer's Achilles tendon.