Michael E Mccarron

US Patent:

20200253331, Aug 13, 2020

Filed:

Jan 8, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/737758

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael McCarron - Aliso Viejo CA, US

International Classification:

A43B 23/02
A43B 23/25

Abstract:

Boot shafts can be designed for comfort by providing expansion in the shaft of a boot. Portions of a shaft can be replaced, augmented, or associated with a more deformable and elastically resilient material or materials. When effectively associated or integrated, the elastic material can allow for temporary expansion of the shaft to ease passage of the heel and foot through the shaft and into the shoe box. A long thin resilient feature can provide expansion and ease of passage of a foot down the boot shaft while also potentially minimizing conspicuous departure from conventional stylings. Such features can also be physically obscured with straps (which may rotate, for example). Such features may be curved or angled to visually in fit with and even be camouflaged by surrounding decorative ornamentation on the shaft of such a boot. Boots and their insoles can also include air passages to enhance cooling and comfort and facilitate air movement to cool the foot and/or leg of a wearer. Boots can further allow resilient features and or openings spanned by resilient materials, where such openings do not extend below a waterproof line.