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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127470 | Footwear with projections activated by horizontal sliding Surface-engaging footwear projections can automatically be activated by horizontal sliding motion. In an example, horizontal sliding motion can turn one or more circular rolling members, such as around a horizontal axis, or move one or more sliding members along a h... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122617 | Boot with heel spikes and method of use thereof A shoe with retractable metal spikes on a heel area is herein disclosed. A bottom portion of a shoe heel comprises a plurality of metal spikes that retract in and out via a cam plate, driven by a cam lever and activated by a control dial located on the outside face ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117767 | Rotating anti-slip device for soles for footwear The present invention relates to the footwear industry. More specifically, the present invention concerns a device that, inserted in soles for footwear, allows the user to equip his or her own footwear, mechanically and easily, with anti-slip serrated nails in the p... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079160 | Articles with retractable traction elements Articles of manufacture and articles of wear may include one or more retractable traction elements. A plurality of the retractable traction elements may be interconnected by a base member and may form an insert. Each of the retractable traction elements may include ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7926205 | Sole arrangement and shoe The invention concerns a sole arrangement and a shoe comprising such a sole arrangement. The sole arrangement is characterized in that it comprises an upper sole member and a lower sole member wherein the lower sole member is positioned closer to the ground during n... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913425 | Convertible traction shoes A convertible shoe having a shoe body and a shoe sole. An air channel formed in said shoe sole including pressurized air inlet and air exhaust. An elongated pocket or multiple individual pockets in the bottom of the shoe sole and along said air channel. A flexible w... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7832121 | Footwear with deployable crampons An improved boot for use in ice and snow conditions that combines a flared snowshoe-like secondary sole with integral and selectively deployable crampons. The expanded secondary sole extends approximately ¼″ or more down from the primary sole of the boot and incl... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7788828 | Active shoe cleat system An active shoe cleat system with a shoe having a processor in the shoe operably connected to cleats on the bottom of the shoe, at least one sensor that measures at least one parameter pertaining to ambient conditions on the shoe, a projection within the cleats that ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7721469 | Shoe having retractable cleats An improved athletic shoe for use in situations where cleats are required. The shoe is provided with a plurality of cleats coupled to the sole of the shoe. Also coupled to the sole of the shoe and provided around the cleats is a resilient material such as rubber. Th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7584554 | Convertible traction shoes A convertible shoe having a shoe body and a shoe sole. An air channel formed in said shoe sole including pressurized air inlet and air exhaust. An elongated pocket or multiple individual pockets in the bottom of the shoe sole and along said air channel. A flexible w... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7490418 | Footwear with manually extendable spikes A shoe provides a gear assembly mounted within a heel portion, the gear assembly providing an actuator gear communicating with a plurality of drive gears. Threaded couplings are fixedly engaged with a sole portion and a plurality of spikes are threadedly engaged wit... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7430819 | Article of footwear with height adjustable cleat-member An article of footwear has selectively height adjustable cleat members provided on a sole. A cleat member provided in a unit engaged with or otherwise attached to the sole. The cleat member may have a portion which extends outwardly from the sole that is positionabl... | 10/07/2008 |
| RE40460 | Method of using removable cleat system A removable cleat for a shoe is described. The cleat includes a ground-engaging structure for engaging the ground. An attachment structure is for removably attaching the cleat to the footwear. The attachment structure has a vertical axis, a base to which the top of ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412784 | Shoe traction system A shoe traction system may have an attachment element to allow the orientation of a traction device, such as a golf spike or cleat, to change relative to a sole. The system may further include a positioning element made from a resilient material and returns the spik... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370439 | Field and stream boot A field and stream boot for traversing rivers, lakes and stream beds, as well as, outdoor trails which includes; an upper construction with a hard heel, a hard toe, an ankle cup, and a metatarsus rigid panel that provide foot protection from outdoor or underwater te... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325334 | Method and apparatus for providing a shoe with improved structural integrity The invention includes a method and apparatus for providing a shoe having an outsole with a top surface and a bottom surface, an anchoring mechanism placed between the top surface and the bottom surface, an upper connected to the outsole, and a fastener extending fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7269916 | Shoe sole provided with retractable anti-slipping means A sole (6) for anti-slipping shoes of the type including foldaway anti-slipping elements (12) arranged in the face of the sole that will come in touch with the ground, characterized in that the anti-slipping elements to increase the adherence to the gr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254909 | Article of footwear with retractable protrusion An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. At least one recess is formed in the sole assembly, and a retractable protrusion is positioned in each recess. The protrusion is configured to be contained substantially within an ext... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234250 | Convertible traction shoes A convertible shoe having a shoe body and a shoe sole. An air channel formed in said shoe sole including pressurized air inlet and air exhaust. An elongated pocket or multiple individual pockets in the bottom of the shoe sole and along said air channel. A flexible w... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7194826 | Sole structure with pivoting cleat assembly A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a sole, and at least one cleat assembly pivotally connected to the sole such that a medial portion and a lateral portion of the cleat assembly can move upwardly and downwardly with respect to the sole. An upper ma... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188439 | Intelligent footwear systems The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjusta... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165343 | Shoe with fixtures for walking on a slope The shoe with fixtures for walking on a slope comprises a U-shaped base-member 11, having a bottom base-member 11b and two arm base-members 11a extending upward from both ends of the bottom base-member 11b, for being ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152344 | Anti-skid boot having crampon The anti-skid boot, having a crampon, is provided with both an outer sole and a boot body. The anti-skid boot includes a crampon which is provided around an outer surface of a front part of the outer sole. The crampon includes a plurality of triangular protrusions, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7107235 | Method of conducting business including making and selling a custom article of footwear The present invention teaches a method of conducting retail and Internet business including making and delivering a custom article of footwear. The article of footwear taught in the present invention includes a spring element that can provide improved cushioning, st... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6979287 | Proprioceptive and kinesthetic footwear Footwear comprising a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface thereof, one of the protuberances being positioned more posteriorly than the other o... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948261 | Supplemental removable outersole for footwear A removable outersole covering for the treaded bottom of an athletic footcovering is provided in one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment the outersole includes an elastically deformable band defining a continuous loop, the band having a top edge ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6922916 | Footwear with outsole wear indicator The invention is a wear indicator for a footwear outsole. The wear indicator includes a plurality of strata that each have different properties, such as color. As portions of an individual stratum are worn away, corresponding portions of an underlying stratum are re... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915595 | Resilient, all-surface soles for footwear A resilient shoe sole having a less resilient outer layer and a more resilient inner layer, and retractable studs anchored in the inner, more resilient layer. The bottom surface of the sole has annular grooves formed around the tip portions of the studs to permit th... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6739075 | Shock absorbers for footwear Shock absorbers for footwear are provided. The shock absorbers are units utilizing a shock absorbing spring system, and project like cleats from recesses in the soles of footwear. The shock absorbers serve to minimize impact shock in the normal use of footwear. The ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6698110 | Spiked shoe having a spike cleaning cushion A spike shoe has a cushion mounted on the outer sole thereof. The cushion has spike-accommodating bores defined therein and each spike is accommodated in a bore. The cushion compresses as the wearer of the shoe places his or her weight on the sole of the ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6675504 | Shoe sole provided with spikes or hobnailed means A shoe sole (6) provided with a number of rigid spikes or nails (12) on its face in contact with the ground, said spikes or nails being not fixedly secured to the sole but being able to pass from a first extracted position in contact with the ground to a ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6647647 | Article of footwear with a ground-engaging member and method of altering a ground-engaging member An article of footwear provided with a ground engaging unit. The ground-engaging unit according to the present invention extends outwardly from a sole of the article of footwear, and has at least a portion that can be adjusted to present a varying height ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6463681 | Method of using removable cleat system A removable cleat for a shoe is described. The cleat includes a ground-engaging structure for engaging the ground. An attachment structure is for removably attaching the cleat to the footwear. The attachment structure has a vertical axis, a base to which ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6449880 | Antislip apparatus for footwear An antislip apparatus is provided for footwear to be fit on a region of a sole and/or a heel of a shoe defining an engagement surface in contact with the ground surface. The antislip apparatus includes a ground gripping structure for engaging the ground s... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6389714 | Shoe having retractable spikes A shoe having retractable spikes including a shoe portion comprised of a sole portion having a heel portion and a toe portion. The heel portion and the toe portion each have a plurality of apertures therethrough in a spaced relationship. A pair of plates ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6385865 | Mountain-climbing shoes with non skid instrument Mountain-climbing shoes with a non skid instrument are constructed in such a way that two through-holes are formed in the width of the back base of each shoe. Combination holes for setting plates are positioned in both apertures of the through-hole. A scr... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381878 | Composite cleat for athletic shoe A composite, long wearing, slip-resistant non-metal golf cleat that alleviates damage to grass, e.g., the surface of a golf green, yet provides traction similar to conventional metal spikes is disclosed.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6360455 | Pack boot with retractable crampons A pack boot includes an outsole and a pair of traction devices located on opposite ends of the outsole. The traction devices are substantially the same except oriented in opposite directions. Each traction device includes a generally planar base at a lowe... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6256907 | Athletic shoe with retractable spikes A spiked athletic shoe includes a shoe upper and an outsole housing connected to the shoe upper. The outsole housing includes a bottom having a plurality of spike openings. Spaced-apart rear and front spike plates are positioned within the outsole housing... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6138386 | Composite cleat for athletic shoe A composite, long wearing, slip-resistant non-metal golf cleat that alleviates damage to grass, e.g., the surface of a golf green, yet provides traction similar to conventional metal spikes is disclosed.... | 10/31/2000 |
