Patent ID: 6170174
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A shock absorbing liner for attaching to a baseball shoe to protect the toe and the upper foot portion of the wearer from externally impacting forces, said shoe having an interior toe portion and an interior upper foot portion, said shock absorbing liner comprising:a) twelve protective shell members bendably attached to each other, said protective shell members constructed of material capable of resisting external impact forces, said protective shell members collectively cover and protect essentially the entire upper foot and toe portions of said baseball shoe with three lower toe protective shell members, three upper toe protective shell members, three middle upper foot protective shell members and three uppermost foot protective shell members, said protection members are configured to permit bending with respect to adjacent shell members to allow substantially free movement of the foot; andb) attachment means for attaching said protection members to said interior portions of the baseball shoe.