Abstract: In a welt shoe having a resilient cushion outsole there is provided a crush-proof safety box toe incorporated in the toe portion of the shoe and associated with a stress-distributing plate anchored above the outsole and beneath the insole in position to distribute stresses exerted by the safety box toe when it receives a blow.

Abstract: A hollow metal member has the exterior shape of a shoe tip and an interior chamber of like shape communicating with a rear opening in the member. Four strap receiving loops are secured to the outer surface of the two opposite sides of the member, two loops on one side thereof, two loops on the other side. The loops extend outward and are positioned adjacent the rear opening, lying in a common vertical plane disposed at right angles to the direction of elongation of the member. Elongated strap means detachably securable at each end to a corresponding set of two loops can be used to hold the member in place on a shoe.

Abstract: In safety footwear, a middle foot protector is provided bridging the middle region of the foot. A resilient lining is disposed under the middle foot protector. The fastening is located beyond and adjacent to the upper end of the middle foot protector and covering one end of the resilient lining so that, when the fastening is tightened, the upper edge of the middle foot protector does not project below the fastening.

Abstract: A protective accessory designed for application to the outside of a safety boot, and the combination of the accessory with the boot. The accessory includes a scuff top, for protecting the boot toe, to which a metatarsal cap may be hinged to give added protection to the boot wearer.

Abstract: This invention discloses a means for protecting the toe of a tennis shoe, and comprises a flexible cup-shaped molded elastomer whose inner and outer surfaces are substantially convex, coaxial surfaces of revolution, and which is attached to the toe of a flexible tennis shoe by an elastic adhesive. The elastomer cup and elastic adhesive are both characterized by flexibility substantially similar to that of the shoe. Some embodiments of the invention include a recessed cross-lined pattern on the inner surface of the cup to promote adhesion to the shoe.