Stabilizer Boots

Abstract

In the specification and drawings, an outsole is described and shown with a lateral support protruding from the lateral edge of the toe half of the body of the outsole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An outsole comprising:
 a body having a toe half and a heel half, wherein the toe half has a lateral edge; and   a lateral support protruding from the lateral edge of the toe half of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a total length defined between the toe end and the heel end of the body, and a distance between the frontmost point of the lateral support and the toe end along the lengthwise direction of the body is about 0-15 percent of the total length of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a total length defined between the toe end and the heel end of the body, the lateral support has a total length defined between the frontmost point and the backmost point of the lateral support along the lengthwise direction of the body, and the total length of the lateral support is about 20-50 percent of the total length of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a total width measured at the widest part of the outsole, the lateral support has a total width measured at the widest part of the outsole, and the total width of the lateral support is about 10-28 percent of the total width of the body. 
     
     
         5 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the lateral support protrudes toward a ground plane where the body is designed to be in direct contact. 
     
     
         6 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the lateral support is positioned to restrain the body from being laterally turned over an angle range from −3° to +6°. 
     
     
         7 . The outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the body is full-toe or split-toe. 
     
     
         8 . A stabilizer boot comprising:
 the outsole of  claim 1 ; and   a vamp combined with the outsole to enclose at least a part of the foot of a wearer.   
     
     
         9 . The stabilizer boot of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a shoe tube combined with the vamp to enclose at least a part of the ankle of the wearer.   
     
     
         10 . An outsole comprising:
 a body having a toe end, a heel end, and proximal and distal halves between the toe end and the heel end, wherein the proximal and distal halves are respectively proximal and distal to the toe end of the body, and the proximal half has a lateral edge; and   a lateral support protruding from the lateral edge of the proximal half of the body.   
     
     
         11 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the body has a total length defined between the toe end and the heel end of the body, and a distance between the frontmost point of the lateral support and the toe end along the lengthwise direction of the body is about 0-15 percent of the total length of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the body has a total length defined between the toe end and the heel end of the body, the lateral support has a total length defined between the frontmost point and the backmost point of the lateral support along the lengthwise direction of the body, and the total length of the lateral support is about 20-50 percent of the total length of the body. 
     
     
         13 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the body has a total width measured at the widest part of the outsole, the lateral support has a total width measured at the widest part of the outsole, and the total width of the lateral support is about 10-28 percent of the total width of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the lateral support protrudes toward a ground plane where the body is designed to be in direct contact. 
     
     
         15 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the lateral support is positioned to restrain the body from being laterally turned over an angle range from −3° to +6°. 
     
     
         16 . The outsole of  claim 10 , wherein the body is full-toe or split-toe. 
     
     
         17 . A stabilizer boot comprising:
 the outsole of  claim 10 ;   a vamp combined with the outsole to enclose at least a part of the foot of a wearer.   
     
     
         18 . The stabilizer boot of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a shoe tube combined with the vamp to enclose at least a part of the ankle of the wearer.