Foot Guard

Abstract

A foot guard that provides shock absorption on a metatarsal region of a shoe, such as a cleat, or a foot is disclosed.

1 . A foot guard and shoe assembly, comprising:
 a shoe having lower side having a front portion and a rear portion and a metatarsal region, and   a foot guard including
 a pocket body defining a pocket, 
 an impact pad positioned in the pocket, and 
 at least one band attached to the pocket body defining a first opening receiving the rear portion of the lower side of the shoe and a second opening receiving the front portion of the lower side of the shoe to secure the impact pad on the metatarsal region of the shoe. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one band is elastic. 
     
     
         3 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket body includes an opening sized to receive the impact pad, the opening has an open state allowing insertion of the impact pad into the pocket body and a closed state blocking removal of the impact pad from the pocket body 
     
     
         4 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one band includes a second band positioned over a calf of a user wearing the shoe. 
     
     
         5 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pad is keystone-shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the pad is curved along a length of the keystone shape. 
     
     
         7 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the impact pad is removable from the pocket. 
     
     
         8 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one band includes a first band having a first end permanently coupled to the pocket body, a middle portion, and a second end removably coupled to at least one of the pocket body and the middle portion. 
     
     
         9 . A foot guard and shoe assembly, comprising:
 a shoe having a metatarsal region, and   a foot guard including
 a primary impact pad positioned over the metatarsal region of the shoe, at least one band attaching the impact pad to the shoe, and 
 at least one secondary impact pad positioned over the metatarsal region of the shoe. 
   
     
     
         10 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 9 , wherein secondary impact pad is attached to the primary impact pad. 
     
     
         11 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the secondary impact pad is removably attached to the primary impact pad. 
     
     
         12 . A foot guard and shoe assembly, comprising:
 a shoe having a lower portion and a metatarsal region, and   a foot guard including a cushioned impact pad secured to the shoe to position the impact pad over the metatarsal region of the shoe.   
     
     
         13 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the foot guard further includes a band extending under the shoe. 
     
     
         14 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the foot guard includes another band extending around a heel of the shoe. 
     
     
         15 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the bands are elastic. 
     
     
         16 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the shoe includes a lace and the footguard is coupled to the lace. 
     
     
         17 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the foot guard further includes webbing supporting the cushioned impact pad over the metatarsal region of the shoe. 
     
     
         18 . The foot guard and shoe assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the foot guard is removable from the shoe.