Boot With Instep-Comforting Feature

Abstract

A boot includes a boot body having a wearing space of a wearer's foot, an elastic recovering member positioned on the boot body, and a shielding sheet partially fixed on the boot body and configured to cover the elastic recovering member. The boot body includes a breaking section having an aperture positioned around a position of the boot body corresponding to an instep of the wearer's foot. The position of the elastic recovering member corresponds to the aperture of the breaking section. The aperture of the breaking section changes from a non-expanding state to an expanding state as the boot body is increasingly deformed by expansion, and the elastic recovering member is correspondingly expanded to generate a resilient recovering force for restoring the aperture of the breaking section to the non-expanding state. The shielding sheet covers the elastic recovering member when the aperture is at the non-expanding state.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A boot, comprising:
 a boot body having a wearing space of a wearer's foot, wherein the boot body comprises:
 a top section having a top opening communicating with the wearing space; 
 a bottom section configured to connect a boot base; and 
 a breaking section positioned around a position of the boot body corresponding to an instep of the wearer's foot, and the breaking section having an aperture; 
   an elastic recovering member positioned on the breaking section and corresponding to the aperture; and   a shielding unit comprising at least one shielding sheet at least partially fixed on the boot body, wherein the at least one shielding sheet comprises:
 a fixing section fixed on the boot body; and 
 a shielding section extending outward from the fixing section to cover the elastic recovering member; 
   wherein the aperture of the breaking section changes from a non-expanding state to an expanding state as the boot body is increasingly deformed by expansion, and the elastic recovering member is correspondingly expanded to generate a resilient recovering force for restoring the breaking section to the non-expanding state;   wherein the shielding section of the at least one shielding sheet covers the elastic recovering member when the aperture of the breaking section is at the non-expanding state.   
     
     
         2 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the breaking section is positioned at an upper region of the boot body corresponding to the instep of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         3 . The boot of  claim 2 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture extends substantially along a lateral direction. 
     
     
         4 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the breaking section is positioned at a side region of the boot body corresponding to one of a left side and a right side of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         5 . The boot of  claim 4 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture extends substantially along a vertical direction. 
     
     
         6 . The boot of  claim 4 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture is a T-shape aperture. 
     
     
         7 . The boot of  claim 4 , wherein the shielding unit includes two shielding sheets, the fixing sections of the shielding sheets are positioned along a front-and-rear direction separately on two opposite sides of the aperture of the breaking section, and the shielding sections of the shielding sheets extend separately from the fixing sections to the aperture and jointly cover the elastic recovering member. 
     
     
         8 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic recovering member is an elastic resilient fabric or an elastic resilient leather. 
     
     
         9 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the boot body, wherein the boot further comprises an inner liner positioned on the inner surface of the boot body, wherein the inner liner is elastic and covers the elastic recovering member. 
     
     
         10 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the breaking section is positioned at an upper region of the boot body corresponding to the instep of the wearer's foot, and the breaking section has an aperture changing from a non-expanding state to an expanding state in order to increase the wearing space. 
     
     
         11 . The boot of  claim 10 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, and the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The boot of  claim 10 , wherein when the aperture of the breaking section changes from the non-expanding state to the expanding state as the boot body is increasingly deformed by expansion, the elastic recovering member is correspondingly expanded to generate a resilient recovering force for restoring the aperture of the breaking section to the non-expanding state. 
     
     
         13 . The boot of  claim 10 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture extends substantially along a lateral direction. 
     
     
         14 . The boot of  claim 1 , wherein the breaking section is positioned at a side region of the boot body corresponding to one of a left side and a right side of the wearer's foot, wherein the breaking section has an aperture changing from a non-expanding state to an expanding state in order to increase the wearing space. 
     
     
         15 . The boot of  claim 14 , wherein when the aperture of the breaking section changes from the non-expanding state to the expanding state as the boot body is increasingly deformed by expansion, the elastic recovering member is correspondingly expanded to generate a resilient recovering force for restoring the aperture of the breaking section to the non-expanding state. 
     
     
         16 . The boot of  claim 14 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture extends substantially along a vertical direction. 
     
     
         17 . The boot of  claim 14 , wherein the elastic recovering member is positioned on an inner surface of the breaking section, the boot body further includes an inner periphery circumferentially defining the aperture of the breaking section, the shielding section of the shielding sheet extends from the fixing section into the aperture, and the aperture is a T-shape aperture. 
     
     
         18 . The boot of  claim 14 , wherein the shielding unit includes two shielding sheets, the fixing sections of the shielding sheets are positioned along a front-and-rear direction separately on two opposite sides of the aperture of the breaking section, and the shielding sections of the shielding sheets extend separately from the fixing sections to the aperture and jointly cover the elastic recovering member. 
     
     
         19 . A boot, comprising:
 a boot body having a wearing space of a wearer's foot, wherein the boot body comprises:
 a top section having a top opening communicating with the wearing space; 
 a bottom section configured to connect a boot base; and 
 a shielding section positioned between the top section and the bottom section, wherein the shielding section has a lane positioned around a position corresponding to an instep of the wearer's foot; 
   an elastic recovering member positioned on the shielding section and corresponding to the lane;   wherein the lane of the shielding section changes from a non-expanding state to an expanding state as the boot body is increasingly deformed by expansion, and the elastic recovering member is correspondingly expanded to generate a resilient recovering force for restoring the lane to the non-expanding state;   wherein the shielding section covers the elastic recovering member when the lane of the shielding section is at the non-expanding state.   
     
     
         20 . The boot of  claim 19 , wherein when the lane is at the non-expanding state, a circumference of the shielding section is next to an inner periphery of the boot body, and the lane extends substantially along a lateral direction between the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body. 
     
     
         21 . The boot of  claim 19 , wherein when the lane is at the non-expanding state, a circumference of the shield section is next to an inner periphery of the boot body, and the lane extends along a vertical direction between the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body. 
     
     
         22 . The boot of  claim 21 , wherein the lane is a T-shape lane, a front-and-rear part of the T-shape lane extends along a front-and-rear direction between a part of the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body, and a vertical part of the T-shape lane extends along a vertical direction along a remaining circumference of the shielding section. 
     
     
         23 . The boot of  claim 19 , wherein the lane is positioned at an upper region of the boot body corresponding to the instep of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         24 . The boot of  claim 23 , wherein when the lane is at the non-expanding state, a circumference of the shielding section is next to an inner periphery of the boot body, and the lane extends substantially along a lateral direction between the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body. 
     
     
         25 . The boot of  claim 19 , wherein the lane is positioned at a side region of the boot body corresponding to one of a left side and a right side of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         26 . The boot of  claim 25 , wherein when the lane is at the non-expanding state, a circumference of the shield section is next to an inner periphery of the boot body, and the lane extends along a vertical direction between the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body. 
     
     
         27 . The boot of  claim 26 , wherein the lane is a T-shape lane, a front-and-rear part of the T-shape lane extends along a front-and-rear direction between a part of the circumference of the shielding section and the inner periphery of the boot body, and a vertical part of the T-shape lane extends along a vertical direction along a remaining circumference of the shielding section.