US2010101116A1PendingUtilityA1

Sports Shoe

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Assignee: MEMPHIS COMPANY LTDPriority: Feb 14, 2007Filed: Feb 12, 2008Published: Apr 29, 2010
Est. expiryFeb 14, 2027(~0.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John SerafinoSophie Serafino
A43B 5/02A43B 5/18A43B 23/087A43B 5/00
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Abstract

A football/soccer shoe ( 1 ) is disclosed. The shoe ( 1 ) includes a shoe body ( 3 ) having a heel ( 5 ) at one end and a toe ( 7 ) at the other, with sides ( 9 ) extending therebetween. The toe ( 7 ) includes a concave portion ( 11 ) for engaging a football/soccer ball during kicking of the ball. The concave portion ( 11 ) has a radius of around 11 cm, which substantially corresponds to that of a standard football/soccer ball.

Claims

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1 . A sports shoe comprising:
 a shoe body having a toe at one end and a heel at the other end, said toe having a concave portion for engaging a sports ball.   
   
   
       2 . A sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the concave portion has a radius that substantially corresponds to a radius of a sports ball of a sport in which the shoe is intended to be used. 
   
   
       3 . A sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoe is a football/soccer shoe. 
   
   
       4 . A sports shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoe is a rugby league, rugby union, American football, Australian rules football or cricket shoe. 
   
   
       5 . A sports shoe according to  claim 1 , further comprising padding on the inside of the shoe adjacent the concave portion. 
   
   
       6 . A sports shoe comprising a concave toe portion for engaging a sports ball. 
   
   
       7 . A sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein the concave toe portion has a radius that substantially corresponds to a radius of a sports ball of a sport in which the shoe is intended to be used. 
   
   
       8 . A sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein the shoe is a football/soccer shoe. 
   
   
       9 . A sports shoe according to  claim 6 , wherein the shoe is a rugby league, rugby union, American football, Australian rules football or cricket shoe. 
   
   
       10 . A sports shoe according to  claim 6 , further comprising reinforcement adjacent the concave toe portion for reinforcing the concave toe portion. 
   
   
       11 . A sports shoe according to  claim 10 , wherein the reinforcement includes a frame extending from the concave portion toward the heel. 
   
   
       12 . A sports shoe according to  claim 11 , wherein the frame includes a plurality of ribs extending around the periphery of the body.

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