Ankle Flexi System for Soccer shoes, Football shoes, Baseball Shoes, Speed skates skateboard, Ice skates and Hockey shoes.

Abstract

The ankle flexi system consisted of a specific flexible construction that integrates the lower and upper part of the shoe using an innovative area of free movement. This allows the user a full range movement capacity of the foot (ankle area) without limiting mobility and performance on the practice of sports. On the upper area, the system is formed by a material base form that provides protection to both sides of the ankle join against impacts and is connected to the lower part using a flexible membrane or material, which works as a pivot point for the range of movement of the foot. The system innovative construction provides a solution to a foreseeing problem of the injuries cause by impact forces, objects or kicks, directly impacting the ankle area, during practice of contact sports and respecting the flexibility of movement necessary to keep high performance of players.

1 . An article of footwear, which upper segment flexes over the shoe lower segment using an area of free movement, and a pivot point; and is connected to a flexible membrane or material and extends parallel from the front to the rear of the shoe upper segment covering both ankles (Version 3) comprising the following basic elements:
 an area of free movement that provides maximum flexibility through the use of free space between the upper segment and the lower shoe segment, which is situated between the strap and the lower shoe segment, allowing the maximum freedom of movements in the ankle area in the practice of contact sports; Page 1,2,4 (E) Page 7,8,9 (H)   a material base form (leather, textile fabric or other), which covers both sides of the ankle and can have a variety of layered materials under the main surface material or a single gel capsule, having additionally integrated on the material base form a stabilizing element extension F, positioned under the ankle bone to give balance support, which attaches to the lower shoe section (Version 3) Page 7.   an integrated (leather, nylon, textile, plastic or other material) strap construction that extends from the material base form and connects both ankle sides, meeting either in a central back of the foot, specifically above the Achilles tendon area, which adjust, tight up or liberates the construction; Page 7   a flexible membrane or material, where flexible membrane or material is structured in ribs or rows and possesses a pivot point. Page 1, 2,3 (B) Page 7 (G)   
     
     
         2 . Footwear ankle Flexi system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  a lower and upper segments, position characteristics:
 Where the upper segment flexes over the shoe lower segment using an area of free movement, a pivot point; and is connected to a flexible membrane placed over Achilles tendon ankle area and extends from the back to the front of the shoe upper segment covering both ankles and close with an integrated strap above or the anterior tibiofibular ligaments or talar dome. Page 1 (Version 1) 
 
     
     
         3 . Footwear ankle Flexi system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  a lower and upper segments, position characteristics:
 Where the upper segment flexes over the shoe lower segment using an area of free movement, a pivot point and is connected to a flexible membrane or material placed over the instep, which extends from the front of the shoe to the upper segment covering both ankles and close with an integrated strap above the Achilles tendon area. Page 7 (Version 3) 
 
     
     
         4 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein construction possibilities can be used to form a new variation of the system on the basis of the elements mention in claim one, their combination or subtraction. 
     
     
         5 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  a lower and upper segments, position characteristics:
 An area of free movement situated between the upper shoe segment and the lower shoe segment that allows foot maximum flexibility in the ankle and Achilles tendon area. Page 1 and 7. 
 
     
     
         6 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1 , construction form characteristics:
 A material base form (made of Nylon, Polyester, Leader, textile fabric or other material), that integrates in one piece and hold together all elements of the system, mention in claim one. Page 1   
     
     
         7 . A footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  material base form construction characteristics:
 A protection hard material convex shell made of one or a variety of hard materials (ABC, Kevlar, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, metal, resins, or others) with a variety of cushioning materials layers underneath stitched, thermo-fusioned or glued to a base material base form. Page 2,4,5,8,9 
 
     
     
         8 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  material base form construction characteristics:
 A stabilizing element extension F, that is integrated to material base form, upper section, positioned under the ankle bone, laterally in both ankle sides, and attaches to the lower section of the shoe. Page 7 
 
     
     
         9 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic elements, construction form characteristics:
 A (Nylon, textile, leather or other material) strap specific construction form, which is integrated to the system material base form, and is able to adjust, fight up or liberates the construction, where the strap its integrated to the upper segment of the shoe as a whole single element. Page 1,5,7,9 
 
     
     
         10 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic elements, construction form characteristics:
 A (Nylon, Polyester, textile, leather or other material) strap which adjust, tight up or liberates the system, which is integrated to the system material base form as one piece and covers both ankle sides, meeting at the front of the foot over the anterior tibiofibular ligaments, wrapping around the tibia and Fibula bones. (C) Page 1 
 
     
     
         11 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic elements, construction form characteristics:
 A (Nylon, Polyester, textile, leather or other material) strap which adjust, tight up or liberates the system, which is integrated to the system material base form as one piece and covers both ankle sides, meeting at back of the foot, specifically above the Achilles tendon area. (B) Page 7,8,9. 
 
     
     
         12 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic element, construction form characteristics:
 A flexible membrane B, placed over the Achilles tendon area, constructed with ribs sub-divisions that have the function of working together with a pivot point (PP) and the area of free movement. Page 1,2,3. 
 
     
     
         13 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic element, construction form characteristics:
 A flexible membrane or material (G), where the flexible membrane or material is structured in ribs or rows and possess a pivot point (PP) placed either at rear near the Achilles tendon area (B) or at the front over a flexible membrane or material (G), connecting the upper shoe section with the lower shoe section. Page 1 and 6, respectively. 
 
     
     
         14 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  basic element, construction form characteristics:
 A flexible membrane (B) construction form with ribs sub-divisions made with one or a combination of material layers (flexi plastic formula, rubber, silicones, cushioned foams, textile fibers, leader or others) that have the function of working together with a pivot point and the area of free movement. Page 1,2,3. 
 
     
     
         15 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  material base form construction characteristics:
 A material base form (leather, polyester, nylon, textile fabric or other), which covers both sides of the ankle and can have a variety of cushion layered materials, as well as be covered on the exterior by two hard material convex shells placed over each side of the ankle, having also integrated on the material base a stabilizing element extension F, positioned under the ankle bone to give balance support, which attaches to the lower shoe section. Page 8,9. 
 
     
     
         16 . Footwear ankle Protection system recited in  claim 1 , wherein according to  claim 1  material base form construction characteristics:
 A material base form (leather, polyester, nylon, textile fabric or other), which covers both sides of the ankle, additionally having under material base a single Gel or Air capsule, which provides protection to ankle join against impacts and is connected to the lower segment of the shoe with a flexible membrane and a pivot point. Page 1.