Ladder Rung Footwear Protection Assembly

Abstract

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shoe sole including an outsole, a midsole is positioned on the outsole, and an insole positioned on the midsole. A foot surround is attached to and extends upwardly from the shoe sole. The foot surround includes an upper and a heal counter. The midsole has an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end. The midsole facilitates flexion in a first direction allowing the upper surface to become concavely arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end and resists flexion in a second direction to prevent the upper surface from becoming convexly arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A foot covering assembly configured for increasing comfort during extending periods of standing on a ladder rung, the foot covering assembly comprising:
 a shoe sole including:
 an outsole; 
 a midsole being positioned on the outsole; 
 an insole being positioned on the midsole; 
   a foot surround being attached to and extending upwardly from the shoe sole, the foot surround including an upper and a heal counter; and   the midsole having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end, the midsole facilitating flexion in a first direction allowing the upper surface to become concavely arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end, the midsole resisting flexion in a second direction to prevent the upper surface from becoming convexly arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end.   
     
     
         2 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower surface of the midsole includes a plurality of breaks extending from a first lateral edge to a second lateral edge of the midsole, a plurality of sets of abutting sections being defined on opposite sides of each of the breaks, each of the sections having a lower edge being adjacent to the lower surface, the lower edges being movable away from each other to allow concave flexion in the upper surface, the lower edges abutting each other when the midsole resists convex flexion of the upper surface. 
     
     
         3 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the midsole comprises a plurality of blocks and a flexible panel, the plurality of blocks forming the sections and the lower surface, the panel forming the upper surface, the panel being secured to the blocks opposite of the lower surface, the panel being comprised of a flexible material. 
     
     
         4 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the midsole includes a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion comprising a plurality of blocks being discrete with respect to each other, the upper portion comprising a panel being resiliently flexible, the upper portion being adhered to the plurality of blocks such that adjacent ones of upper edges of the blocks are retained in abutment with each other by the panel and lower edges of the blocks are abutted against each other to prevent convex flexing of the upper surface, adjacent ones of the lower edges of the blocks being movable away from each other to allow concave flexing of the upper surface. 
     
     
         5 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein each of the blocks is comprised of a plastic material. 
     
     
         6 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein each of the blocks is comprised of a carbon fiber material. 
     
     
         7 . The foot covering assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein each of the blocks is comprised of an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         8 . A foot covering assembly configured for increasing comfort during extending periods of standing on a ladder rung, the foot covering assembly comprising:
 a shoe sole including:
 an outsole; 
 a midsole being positioned on the outsole; 
 an insole being positioned on the midsole; 
   a foot surround being attached to and extending upwardly from the shoe sole, the foot surround including an upper and a heal counter;   the midsole having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end, and a rear end, the midsole facilitating flexion in a first direction allowing the upper surface to become concavely arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end, the midsole resisting flexion in a second direction to prevent the upper surface from becoming convexly arcuate along a line extending from the front end to the rear end;   the lower surface of the midsole including a plurality of breaks extending from a first lateral edge to a second lateral edge of the midsole, a plurality of sets of abutting sections being defined on opposite sides of each of the breaks, each of the sections having a lower edge being adjacent to the lower surface, the lower edges being movable away from each other to allow concave flexion in the upper surface, the lower edges abutting each other when the midsole resists convex flexion of the upper surface; and   the midsole comprising a plurality of blocks and a flexible panel, the plurality of blocks forming the sections and the lower surface, the panel forming the upper surface, the panel being secured to the blocks opposite of the lower surface, the panel being comprised of a flexible material.