The shock absorbing device for ankle and knee joints may include a shoe part; a weight dispersing pad part configured to accommodate a user's leg inserted therein; a piston unit including a plurality of pistons respectively connected to upper portions of the shoe part in a vertical direction and configured to be moved upwards and downwards; and a damper part connected between the piston unit and the weight dispersing pad part, wherein the damper part has an annular shape so as to be connected to the weight dispersing pad part along the circumference of the weight dispersing pad part, the pistons are inserted into an internal space of the damper part, and the damper part performs a damping operation through oil stored in the internal space of the damper part according to the upward/downward movement of the piston.

Overshoes and methods for manufacturing at least a portion of overshoes are provided. In some examples, provided is an overshoe including a sole and an upper having a water-shedding texture. A portion of a perimeter of the water-shedding texture can be located immediately adjacent to the sole. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the overshoe can be formed of at least semi-transparent plastic to enable a viewer to see footwear inside the overshoe. In some examples, the overshoe can have a gusset to enhance water-resistance of the overshoe. In another example, the overshoe can have a reflective portion to enhance visibility in low-light conditions.

Disclosed herein are footwear and systems comprising: a sole, the sole having an insole, an outsole, and a toe portion, the toe portion being configured to separate and releasably secure a wearer's toes in a predetermined position; and an adjustable strap member attached to a portion of the sole and configured to releasably secure the sandal to a wearer's foot; and a removable cover having at least one opening defined by an edge, the removable cover being configured to releasably attach to the sandal. Also disclosed herein are method for using the disclosed footwear and systems.

A system and method and apparatus are provided which includes a sole-shaped anti-microbial sheet made up of at least one layer having at least one adhesive backing for attaching to the sole of a toot, socks or booties, or the sole of a shoe, protected with a peel-away protective layer. The sheet may advantageously include at least one tab which is not adhesively backed to facilitate removal of the sheet by gripping using the thumb and a huger and pulling away from the sole of a foot, socks or booties, or the sole of a shoe. A wearer using the sheet to protect a sole front contact with a floor surface is able to prevent dirt, genus, bacteria, etc. from being nicked-up by the sole of a foot, socks, or the sole of a shoe. When the user has completed their trajectory along a potentially unsanitary path, such as through the security hue at an airport, they peel the sheet away, optionally returning to a bag provided with the packaging. The bag may optionally be the same bag, such as a ZIPLOK? haggle, that the protective sheet of the invention was contained in at the time of purchase.

A donning system allows a user to don disposable garments without contaminating the exterior of the garment. The disposable garment is part of a garment package, which also includes a cuff by which the garment is loaded into and dispensed from the donning system. The cuff includes elements whereby multiple garments are simultaneously loaded, but the garments are dispensed and donned one at a time. The donning system can include multiple cartridges allowing the user to don multiple garments simultaneously, such as right and left gloves or shoe covers. The donning system can include multiple chambers allowing the system to dispense garments of different sizes.

A foot cover including a stretchable lattice configured to be worn over a foot of a user. The stretchable lattice being fitted to a shape of a human foot. The stretchable lattice is an elastomer. The stretchable lattice defines a first plurality of openings and a second plurality of openings. The foot cover includes a first end of the stretchable lattice enclosing toes of the foot of the user. The foot cover includes a second end of the stretchable lattice defining an opening for receiving the foot of the user, wherein first end includes the first plurality of openings that are smaller than the second plurality of openings associated with a body of the stretchable lattice.

Described herein are disposable floor cleaning slippers. The disposable slipper is configured to be worn on a foot of a user, and include a cloth material sized to cover a bottom of the foot of the user and extend to partially surround an inner side, outer side, heel, and toes of the foot of the user, the cloth material further sized to end below an ankle of the user and leave an upper portion of a bridge of the foot of the user exposed, the disposable slipper further comprising an opening defining an edge at least partially comprising elastic material configured to wrap around the foot of the user to hold the disposable slipper in place when worn by the user.

A system and overshoe for dissipating charge from a human body standing on a surface and wearing the system. The overshoe further contains a sole and an overshoe body that is attached to the edge of the sole such that the sole has an inner surface that faces the overshoe side and an outer surface that is exterior to the overshoe. A conductive strip is folded around at least a portion of the edge of the sole and bonded to the sole by a first adhesive such that at least a portion of the conductive strip is exposed to the inner surface of the sole. A tape covers the seam between the conductive strip and the sole on an exterior portion of the overshoe and that is adhesively bonded to the seam by a second adhesive such that at least a portion of the conductive strip is exposed to the surface that the human body is standing on. The portion that is exposed to the surface that the human body is standing on is sufficient in area to yield a resistance of in the range of >10.sup.4 to <10.sup.8 Ohm when measured between the hands of the human body and the surface.

Disclosed herein are improved wearable devices with sports implements (e.g., hockey stick, tennis racket, golf club, etc.). A wearable device can be worn on any suitable part of a user's body (e.g., foot, leg, arm, etc.) or, alternatively, over a device (e.g., shoe) already worn on the user. The wearable device can be permanently affixed to a sports implement or, alternatively, can be adaptable with a sports implement selectable from a set of interchangeable sports implements. Such interchangeability can be provided by a coupling mechanism that is configured to detachably couple the wearable device to the sports implement. The coupling mechanism can include a receiver base integrated to a body of the wearable device and a complementary accessory base of the sports implement.

A compressible material is provided for use with athletic equipment and apparel for enhancing the effects of physical exercise for a person. The material can include one or more compression members that extend from shoes, insoles for shoes, exercise gloves, wraps for exercise equipment, exercise mat or floor covering, headbands, socks, exercise garments, free weights and sports helmets. The compression members can be made of one or more of rubber, thermoplastic rubber, foam rubber, polyurethane rubber, silicone rubber, thermoplastic resin and thermoplastic elastomer. Positioning the compressible material such that it is between the user and any surface for example when exercising, requires the person to maintain balance while performing the exercise by using other muscles that would not ordinarily be used during the exercise, and provides proprioceptive feedback to the person's central nervous system.