Patent 7328526 was granted and assigned to Rocky Brands on February, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A unitary one piece molded metatarsal guard has a convex arch portion over the wearer's instep extending from the rear of the wearer's toes to the top of the wearer's instep and integrally molded concave right and left support legs overlying a shoe sole. The right and left support legs extend on opposite sides of the wearer's foot.