| US 7,603,796 B2 | ||
| Boot with oversized toe box for thermal insulation | ||
| William C. Johnson, Jr., Clarksville, Tenn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Rocky Brands Wholesale, LLC, Nelsonville, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 15, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/977,463. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0070323 A1, Apr. 17, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—77R [36/72 R] | 13 Claims |
| 1. A boot, comprising:
an outer layer of stretchable leather;
an outsole;
an oversized toe box supported on the outsole and covered by the outer layer of stretchable leather, the toe box being sized
to enclose a substantial thickness of compressible cold insulating material and the corresponding portion of a user's foot
without compression of the cold insulating material when the boot is worn;
a layer of compressible cold insulating material in its uncompressed state, the cold insulating material located within the
outer layer of stretchable leather outside the toe box and extending into the toe box and having a constant thickness in the
toe box and an area outside the toe box and adjacent to the toe box, the cold insulating material secured to an underside
of the toe box;
wherein the compressible cold insulating material is a high loft fiber insulation; and
a lining having a first side facing the opposing surface of the cold insulating material and a second side generally facing
the upper surface of a portion of a user's foot, the lining extending below the opposing surface of the cold insulating material
a sufficient distance that the cold insulating material is not compressed between the toe box and the lining when the boot
is worn.
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