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Abstract

A toe box protector, for removable insertion into a toe box of a sneaker to prevent the upper surface of the toe box from creasing, including a central portion defining a front part of the toe box protector and, adjacent thereto, first and second opposite wing portions which extend rearwardly of the central portion. The central portion and the first and second opposite wing portions define upper and lower edges of the toe box protector having a sandwich structure of outer and inner layers of flexible cellular foam, and an intermediate core layer of a reinforcement layer of solid polymeric material. The intermediate core layer has a lower edge spaced inwardly from the lower edge of the toe box protector, the lower edge having a two layer structure of a peripheral flexible unreinforced lower band in which the outer layer is bonded directly to the inner layer.

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