US 12,064,013 B2
Supportive footwear for athletic training
Byron Coleman, Lake Havasu, AZ (US)
Filed by Byron Coleman, Lake Havasu, AZ (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/871,914.
Application 17/871,914 is a continuation of application No. 15/288,091, filed on Oct. 7, 2016, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354209 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A43B 5/12 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/08 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 5/12 (2013.01) [A43B 3/126 (2013.01); A43B 5/08 (2013.01); A43B 7/20 (2013.01); A43B 3/128 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A footwear comprising:
a main body having a V-shaped instep portion and a plantar bridge portion; the V-shaped instep portion having a medial edge and a lateral edge, wherein the V-shaped instep portion extends continuously from the medial edge to the lateral edge and is configured to cover a majority of instep of a foot; the plantar bridge portion configured to wrap under the foot from a medial to a lateral side of the foot, and the plantar bridge portion is configured to cover only a midfoot area directly under five tarsal bones of the foot;
a toe loop, wherein the toe loop is configured to encircle a toe around a base of the encircled toe leaving a pad of the encircled toe exposed without covering any of the other toes, and wherein a vertex of the V-shaped instep portion extends from the toe loop; and
an ankle strap, wherein the ankle strap extends from the main body and is configured to wrap around a back of the foot above a heel of the foot; the ankle strap and V-shaped instep portion form a continuous, curvilinear top edge, wherein the top edge is configured to extend below a medial and a lateral ankle bone of the foot.