Provided herein is a riding boot having a shaft and an incorporated shin guard on an anterior side within a lining of the shaft, wherein the shin guard protects a user's shin when the boot is worn, and wherein the shin guard wraps around at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the user's shin.

A footwear including a shoe body and a removable, heatable, inner sole is provided. The shoe body is shaped as footwear, for example, in the shape of a shoe, a slipper, a boot, etc. The removable, heatable, inner sole is placed between a sole and an insole of the shoe body. The removable, heatable, inner sole is rigid and is made of a material that can be heated repeatedly in a microwave oven for use within footwear. During use, the user can remove the removable, heatable, inner sole from the shoe body freely and conveniently, heat the removable, heatable, inner sole in the microwave oven, and place the heated inner sole between the sole and the insole of the shoe body. When the user wears the shoe body with the heated inner sole, the user can enjoy a soothing warmth and comfort provided by the heated inner sole.

A footwear including a shoe body and a removable, heatable, inner sole is provided. The shoe body is shaped as footwear, for example, in the shape of a shoe, a slipper, a boot, etc. The removable, heatable, inner sole is placed between a sole and an insole of the shoe body. The removable, heatable, inner sole is rigid and is made of a material that can be heated repeatedly in a microwave oven for use within footwear. During use, the user can remove the removable, heatable, inner sole from the shoe body freely and conveniently, heat the removable, heatable, inner sole in the microwave oven, and place the heated inner sole between the sole and the insole of the shoe body. When the user wears the shoe body with the heated inner sole, the user can enjoy a soothing warmth and comfort provided by the heated inner sole.

A high heel shoe galosh is provided having a galosh upper that extends to a galosh sole. The galosh upper defines a galosh upper shoe opening for receiving a high heel shoe. The galosh upper may be made of rubber so that the shoe opening can be expanded to allow the high heel shoe to pass through galosh upper shoe opening. The galosh sole galosh defines a heel opening that is sized such that the high heel of a high heel shoe can pass through the shoe opening. The galosh sole may be embodied with a gripping surface to enhance traction. In another embodiment there is an extended high heel shoe galosh that has a heel extension portion that extends from the galosh sole. The heel extension portion protects the high heel from the surrounding environment.

A garment that shields a wearer from electromagnetic radiation may generally have a length of fabric forming the garment. The wearable garment may be virtually any garment such as a brassiere, camisole, shirt, pants, leggings, head wear, footwear, and the like. The garment is preferably made of at least a first fabric and a second fabric, where the first fabric is a non-metallized fabric and the second fabric being a metallized fabric. The metallized fabric, in some embodiments, is a metal plated fabric having one or more electrically conductive metals disposed thereon. The metallized fabric is used to form at least one pocket of the garment. Electronics and other devices can be placed and stored in the metallized pocket thereby shielding the wearer from electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic or similarly situated device.

A garment that shields a wearer from electromagnetic radiation may generally have a length of fabric forming the garment. The wearable garment may be virtually any garment such as a brassiere, camisole, shirt, pants, leggings, head wear, footwear, and the like. The garment is preferably made of at least a first fabric and a second fabric, where the first fabric is a non-metallized fabric and the second fabric being a metallized fabric. The metallized fabric, in some embodiments, is a metal plated fabric having one or more electrically conductive metals disposed thereon. The metallized fabric is used to form at least one pocket of the garment. Electronics and other devices can be placed and stored in the metallized pocket thereby shielding the wearer from electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic or similarly situated device.

A heel protector (100) includes a leg engaging section (101) and a foot engaging section (102) intersecting at a heel receiver (103). The leg engaging section (101) and the foot engaging section (102) define a leg insertion aperture (104). The leg engaging section (101) defines at least one aperture (203) disposed in an ankle region (205) to permit a connection tube (1002) extending from an inflatable bladder (901) of a compression device (800) to pass therethrough. The heel protector (100) and compression device (800) work together as a rehabilitation system (1300).

A heel protector (100) includes a leg engaging section (101) and a foot engaging section (102) intersecting at a heel receiver (103). The leg engaging section (101) and the foot engaging section (102) define a leg insertion aperture (104). The leg engaging section (101) defines at least one aperture (203) disposed in an ankle region (205) to permit a connection tube (1002) extending from an inflatable bladder (901) of a compression device (800) to pass therethrough. The heel protector (100) and compression device (800) work together as a rehabilitation system (1300).

Footwear for covering a foot of a wearer includes an outsole configured for supporting the foot of the wearer, an upper secured to the outsole and configured for covering the foot of the wearer, an insole located above the outsole within the upper, a midsole located above the outsole and below the insole and first and second laterally adjacent shanks located above the outsole and below the insole. The first shank angles forward and outward from the heel portion to a lateral side of the middle portion and the second shank angles forward and outward from the heel portion to a medial side of the middle portion to form an acute angle therebetween and provide balance and torsional stability for sides of the wearer's foot

The present invention relates to a method of forming an item of footwear (100) and an item of footwear (100). In particular, the item of footwear (100) is a boot formed of vulcanised rubber such as a Wellington boot. A method of forming an item of footwear (100) comprising the steps of providing a sole member (2) formed of a first rubber material having a first compressive resistance, the sole member (2) comprising a cavity (4) in an upper surface (2A) of a heel region of the sole member (2); placing an insert (6) into the cavity (4), the insert (6) having a second compressive resistance lower than the first compressive resistance; and then vulcanising to thereby attach an upper part (8) formed of a second rubber material to the sole member (2) at a first temperature, wherein the insert (6) is formed of a material which is solid at the first temperature.