A flexible foot abduction apparatus allowing movement in a horizontal and vertical plane with an elongated member made of a shape memory material. The elongated bar is shaped such that it has both vertical and horizontal aspects to allow a user to more easily manipulate the apparatus in one or both planes. The elongated member has an original shape which can be selectively forced into a second shape by a user and then return to the original shape.

A flexible foot abduction apparatus allowing movement in a horizontal and vertical plane with an elongated member made of a shape memory material. The elongated bar is shaped such that it has both vertical and horizontal aspects to allow a user to more easily manipulate the apparatus in one or both planes. The elongated member has an original shape which can be selectively forced into a second shape by a user and then return to the original shape.

A fishing garment (1), namely for whitewater fishing, includes, on the one hand, waterproof pants (2), which include two legs (3), on the other hand, a pair of waterproof walking boots (4) and, yet on the other hand, fastening means (5) for fastening, in a tight and reversible way, the two legs (3) of the pants (2) each to one of the boots (4), in an active fastening position, yet on the other hand, immobilization means (6) for immobilizing, in a reversible way, the two legs (3) of the pants (2) each relative to one of the boots (4), in the active fastening position, and also on the other hand, means for making integral (8) for making integral these immobilizing means (6) and these walking boots (4).

A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell.

Disclosed is a process for producing polyurethane boots. The method includes mixing organic polyisocyanates with a combination of polyols, a chain extender, a blowing agent, a catalyst, and optionally other auxiliaries and/or additives. The resulting reaction mixture is introduced, in only one injection, into a mold including a sole and an upper of the mold and allowed to react to form a polyurethane boot. At least one catalyst including a tertiary amine and sebacic acid is employed in a molar ratio of 1:0.19 to 0.27.

A protective boot assembly for protecting feet and legs during combat sports includes a pair of boots. Each of the boots is worn during combat sports thereby facilitating a foot and a shin to be protected when receiving kicks and when delivering kicks. Each of the boots has a substantially open sole and an open calf.

A protective boot assembly for protecting feet and legs during combat sports includes a pair of boots. Each of the boots is worn during combat sports thereby facilitating a foot and a shin to be protected when receiving kicks and when delivering kicks. Each of the boots has a substantially open sole and an open calf.

A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell.

A footwear construction is provided including a sole assembly having one or more active gripping pods that collapse upon themselves to grip underfoot surfaces and terrain. The gripping pods can include a generally centrally located actuator lug that engages a ground surface and collapses upward and optionally into the sole assembly, and while so doing, pulls one or more adjacent lug rings toward it along corresponding arcuate paths. The collapse and pull in of the lug rings causes those elements to grip the ground surface with a predetermined force.

Described are uppers for a sports shoe with flat weft-knitted knitwear. The flat weft-knitted knitwear forms a top portion and a bottom portion of the upper. The top portion is formed as tube weft-knitted knitwear such that it is configured to surround a part of a shank of a wearer of the sports shoe when worn. The bottom portion is configured to cover at least a part of a foot of the wearer of the sports shoe when worn.