BLAST AND FRAGMENT RESISTANT SAFETY BOOT FOOTWEAR.

摘要

A BOOT HAVING AN IMPROVED BLAST AND FRAGMENT RESISTANT VULCANISED RUBBER BOOT SOLE (13) FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LARGE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES IS DESCRIBED. THE SOLE COMPRISES EMBEDDED PROTECTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSED OF AT LEAST ONE LAYER (18) OF WOVEN POLYARAMID (KEVLAR) MATERIAL. THE BOOT FURTHER HAS AN UPPER INSOLE (19) HAVING A CRITICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMPRISED OF AT LEAST ONE POLYARAMID LAYER (18). AN ADDITIONAL GRAPHITE OR ENGINEERING POLYMER (E.G. DELRIN 100) TOE-CAP (41) AND SHANK ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.(FIG. 1)