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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of footwear including footwear with foot supporting parts, more specifically, footwear with a support that prevents the foot from canting to one side. (A43B7/04)

While footwear comes in many styles and forms, most commonly available footwear shares certain common characteristics including, but not limited to, an upper and a sole. The upper and sole are generally said to be attached at the feather. If the feather is reinforced with an additional piece of material, the additional piece of material is referred to as a welt. The upper is divided into a quarter regions and a vamp region. The superior edge of the upper is called the top line (or collar). A foot typically enters footwear through the topline. The quarter region covers the heel of the foot. The vamp region covers the toes and attaches to the quarter. The sole forms a pedestal between the foot and the ground. The sole is further defined with an insole and an outsole. The insole is the surface of the sole that is proximal to the foot when the footwear is worn normally. The outsole is the surface of the sole that is distal from the insole. The sole is often fitted with a heel which is a structure that is designed to raise the quarter portion of the footwear above the vamp. The tongue is a flap of material that is attached to the upper such that the tongue is positioned between a foot and the upper. The tongue is attached to the upper at the frenulum.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The athletic shoe having integral ankle support is an item of footwear. The athletic shoe having integral ankle support is adapted for use with a foot. The athletic shoe having integral ankle prevents the ankle of the foot causing the foot to form a cant in the athletic shoe having integral ankle. The athletic shoe having integral ankle support comprises a base footwear, an ankle structure, and a sleeve structure. The ankle structure and the sleeve structure attach to the base footwear. The ankle structure forms the support structure that stabilizes the ankle. The sleeve structure is a tubular textile that forms a protective shell that protects the foot from injury by the ankle support structure.

These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the athletic shoe having integral ankle support will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the athletic shoe having integral ankle support in detail, it is to be understood that the athletic shoe having integral ankle support is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the athletic shoe having integral ankle support.

It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the athletic shoe having integral ankle support. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

