Patent ID: 7992325

Claim:
Protective components utilized in conjunction with footwear, said protective components comprising at least the following: a soleplate, said soleplate comprising at least one layer positioned in a base of a footwear member; a metatarsal component, said metatarsal component including at least one flexible plate, positioned in a top of said footwear member, proximal the metatarsals of a user wearing said footwear member; a toe cap, said toe cap including a rigid, deformable element positioned in the front of said footwear member; and a tibia-fibula component, said tibia-fibula component including multiple rigid vertical plates separated by flexible hinges positioned within the footwear member proximal the tibia-fibula of the user, wherein said protective components are manufactured from at least one of the following materials: plastic, polycarbonates, plastic polymers, a metal, metals, composites, fiberglass and Kevlar, and said protective components are implemented within said footwear member during the manufacturing and assembly of said footwear member.