Reinforced Toe-Cap for Safety Footwear

Abstract

A reinforced toe-cap ( 1, 100, 200 ) for safety footwear comprises a body ( 2 ) in which a top region ( 5 ) and a front toe region ( 4 ) are defined; a protuberance ( 6, 106, 206 ) is defined on the body in the top region, projecting from the profile of the top region.

1 . A reinforced toe-cap for safety footwear, comprising a body in which a top region and a front region are defined, and wherein a protuberance is defined on the body, the protuberance projecting from the profile of the top region and/or of the front region. 
   
   
       2 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance has a height of between 1 and 5 mm relative to the profile of the top region. 
   
   
       3 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance has dimensions at the base of between 10 and 40 mm. 
   
   
       4 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance is formed on the top region at a distance of between 10 and 35 mm from the end of the front region. 
   
   
       5 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance is formed integrally on the body. 
   
   
       6 . A toe-cap according to  claim 5  in which the body and the protuberance are formed simultaneously by injection and moulding of plastics material. 
   
   
       7 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance is made of material different from the material of which the body is made. 
   
   
       8 . A toe-cap according to  claim 7  in which the protuberance is made of metal, of plastics material, or of composite material. 
   
   
       9 . A toe-cap according to  claim 7  in which the protuberance is produced by the moulding onto the body of a plastics material different from the material of which the body is made. 
   
   
       10 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which the protuberance is produced by the fitting of a separate supplementary piece onto the body. 
   
   
       11 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which a closed chamber remains between the body and the protuberance. 
   
   
       12 . A toe-cap according  claim 1  in which a viscoelastic or elastomeric material or a substantially inextensible, tear-resistant material is interposed between the protuberance and the body. 
   
   
       13 . A toe-cap according to  claim 1  in which a fabric of tear-resistant and substantially inextensible material is superimposed on the protuberance. 
   
   
       14 . A toe-cap according to  claim 12  in which the fabric of substantially inextensible, tear-resistant material extends in a closed loop around the body. 
   
   
       15 . A toe-cap according to  claim 13  in which the fabric of substantially inextensible, tear-resistant material extends in a closed loop around the body. 
   
   
       16 . A kit for the production of a reinforced toe-cap for safety footwear, the kit comprising a body and at least one supplementary piece which can be fitted onto the body so as to project from the profile of the body. 
   
   
       17 . A kit according to  claim 16  in which a plurality of the said supplementary pieces are provided, at least two of the said supplementary pieces being made of different materials.