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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5761833 | Athletic shoe traction system for use on turf An athletic shoe traction system which uses a plurality of miniature spikes is provided. The miniature spikes are preferably removably mounted so that they can be replaced when worn out. The miniature spikes can be formed on removable cleats similar to co... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5737856 | Removable and replaceable cleat apparatus for footwear A cleat apparatus includes a longitudinally elastic base assembly, a plurality of cleat units connected to the base assembly, a first strap connected to a first side of the base assembly, and a second strap connected to a second side of the base assembly.... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5709042 | Traction device for a shoe A traction device for mounting on a shoe enables a user to walk safely on ice. The traction device includes a pad having an envelope formed by upper and lower fabric layers and having a middle layer of flexible foam material contained within the envelope.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5689901 | Footwear with two-piece sole An ice-gripping attachment device for securement to the sole of primary footwear, e.g., a boot. The attachment device includes comprises a front section, a rear section, and a pair of straps interconnecting the sections. The front section includes a front... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5659978 | Footwear having a sole with a toe strapping assembly An ice-gripping sandal for releasable mounting on the foot of a person or on the sole of a boot or other primary footwear worn by the person. The sandal comprises a sole, a toe strapping assembly and a heel strapping assembly for mounting the sandal on th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5533277 | Footwear with adherent material release grooves An ice-gripping sandal for securement to other primary footwear. The sandal comprises a sole, a toe strapping assembly and a heel strapping assembly. The sole has plural groups of cleats projecting therefrom. Some of the cleats extend at an acute angle to... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5499458 | Attachments for shoes for walking on icy surfaces An ice cleat for securement to existing foot wear to aid in walking on icy surfaces, comprising a base piece which has a foot-like shape periphery. The base piece has an upper surface, a lower surface, a toe portion, a heel portion, a right side portion, ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5485687 | Anti-slip shoe attachment device An anti-slip attachment device is provided for a shoe having a sole and a vamp, which consists of a plate to fit against the bottom of the sole of the shoe. A component is for mounting the plate in a removable manner against the bottom of the sole of the ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5357692 | Portable ice walking assistance device The novel portable ice walking assistance device comprises a plurality of main horizontal plates. Each of the plates have foldable vertical end pieces at one end of the main horizontal plates. The main plates are attached together to form a three sided de... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5341582 | Anti-slip device for footwear An anti-slip device for use with footwear such as running shoes, snowshoes, boots and the like, is described. The anti-slip device is adjustable to fit to different sizes of footwear and is especially suitable for use on snow and ice covered surfaces. The... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5335429 | Cleated outer sole An outer-sole to be worn over footwear is characterized by having a curled forward or toe portion, and optionally heel portion as well, that holds the front portion of the outer-sole in contact with the footwear to which it is attached.... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5315768 | Shoe traction attachment An elastomeric mesh bag member is arranged for receiving a shoe therewithin to provide for covering of the shoe sole and optionally of the shoe heel. For use with elevated heel construction, the bag member includes a heel opening to receive the heel there... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5259129 | Winter golf shoe spikes The invention is a replaceable golf shoe cleat or spike 10 for use in place of a standard metal spike 4. Winter golf shoe spike 10 preferably has a main cleat body 11 molded from a durable plastic type material in single unitary fashion. A threaded stud 1... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5231775 | Spiked boot for tree climbing A unit for mounting a tree-climbing spike to the lower leg and foot of the user comprises a comfortable, padded shell which wraps around the lower leg, ankle and foot of the user, with the lower portion of the unit being open at the front and heel, with o... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5070631 | Golf shoe cleat cover with gripping members held slidably within channels An improved golf shoe cleat cover formed with at least one groove located on the underside of the cover and having a plurality of cleat gripping members slideably positionable within the groove to conform to the pattern and spacing of the cleats on a golf... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4924608 | Safety footwear with replaceable sole pad A safety shoe for use in working on slippery surfaces has an upper portion secured to a flexible rubber sole. A flexible fastener secured to the bottom of the sole has hooked elements which removably secure a fibrous sole pad thereon. The juncture of the ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4910883 | Crampton having interchangeable pick elements A crampon removably attached to a shoe having a plurality of teeth oriented in an angled, noncolinear fashion, such as on the faces of a polygon, on both a heel and toe portion of the crampon. The toe portion of the crampon further includes a plurality of... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4745692 | Foldable anti-slip means The present disclosure is related to a foldable anti-slip device mounted at the bottom of shoes adapted for mountain-climbing and snow-walking use, which consists of a pivotable slip-proof member, outwardly exposed for effecting the purpose and retractabl... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4727662 | Walking facility or anti-skid means for footgear The present invention relates to a device intended to be positioned under footgear as a walking facility and/or anti-skid means, whereby the device comprises a tread means (3) which is fastenable at the front and at the back of the footgear (2) through fo... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4702021 | Shoe traction apparatus An improved shoe traction apparatus (10) comprising an elongated strap member (15) provided with releasable engaging means (12) on the ends, an upper frictional unit (13) and a lower composite frictional unit (14) formed intermediate the ends; whereby the... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4698921 | Shoe tabs for chains This is a leather shoe tab for sewing on both the inside and outside of the vamp or quarter of a boot. The tab has one or more parallel essentially straight sided U-shaped cuts along the interior of the tab and completely therethrough. This makes one or m... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698923 | Cleat system for sports shoes, especially football shoes A cleat system for sports shoes, especially football shoes, comprising a downward opening socket in the outsole, provided with at least two circumferentially spaced first supporting surfaces at the inside thereof facing away from the socket opening, a cle... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4644672 | Outer sole for an athletic shoe having cleats with exchangeable gripping elements An athletic shoe sole with cleats having exchangeable gripping elements designed in such a way that the gripping elements can easily be exchanged without incurring diminished stability or premature wear to the shoe sole. To this end, stud-shaped holding e... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4525939 | Boot safety attachment A non-slipping attachment for a boot, shoe, sneaker and the like is provided and consists of a toe portion, a heel portion and a resilient center bridge for stretchably connecting the toe and heel portions. Both the toe and heel portions have a plurality ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4524530 | Spur equipped boot A lineman's climbing aid comprising an outer boot adapted to be worn over a standard workboot and a replaceable steel gaff rigidly fastened exteriorly against an inside wall portion of the outer boot, wherein the outer boot comprises a one-piece molding o... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4523396 | Athletic shoe having spike or stud-shaped cleats exchangeably arranged at the running sole A running sole for athletic shoes, wherein exchangeably arranged cleats of a row of cleats are fastened by a common holding means which differs from known holding means of this type in that it is lighter in weight and simpler to handle. The cleats have ba... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4492047 | Cleat for sports shoes A cleat for sports shoes, especially football boots, comprising a socket situated in the outsole, a cleat body, a fastening attachment via which the cleat body is detachably connectible to the socket, and a supporting surface formed integrally with the cl... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4470207 | Sports shoe or boot A sports shoe or boot has a sole of flexible plastic material, with gripping projections or studs of a wear-resistant material thereon; disposed between the sole and a bearing surface on the projection is a compressible ring member, to produce a cushionin... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4466205 | Safety stud A sport safety stud for use on hard or soft surfaces which is composed of a stud with a threaded boss on the bottom, a flange in the center and a spike on top, a dome-shaped piece of resilient material resting on the top of the flange. A ring of rigid mat... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4445288 | Sport shoe with a studded sole The invention is with respect to fixing studs in the shoe soles. A sport shoe, as an example of the invention has pockets in its sole, into each of which the wider base plate at the end of a stud may be slipped and then locked in position tightly by a kee... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4353172 | Crampon binding A crampon binding for convenient installation on mountaineers' crampons comprises a cooperative assembly of various sizes of neoprene elongated extensioners each especially contoured and equipped with centerline openings, to be adjustable folded over long... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4344238 | Multi-purpose crampon An improved light weight crampon for ready attachment to shoes and boots as an ice creeper or the like having rugged construction and versatility of adjustment.... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4302890 | Anti-slipping attachment for shoes An anti-slipping attachment for shoes is disclosed in two embodiments, one for both the sole and heel and the other for the sole alone. The sole portion of each embodiment includes a pair of overlapped plates pivotted together at their rear ends permittin... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4299037 | Boot appliance for improved traction and wear protection A boot appliance for improved traction for attachment to the sole of a boot includes a toe portion, a heel portion and a resilient middle portion for stretchably connecting the toe and heel portions. Both the toe and heel portions include stud tread desig... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4286396 | Traction device for walking on ice A traction device for removable attachment to a user's shoes to assist in walking on ice has a steel plate with depending ice-piercing teeth and an elastic attachment band. The teeth lie in transverse planes and are struck and bent from a flat plate.... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4176562 | Anti-skid protective cap especially of rubber, for actuating pedals of a motor vehicle An anti-skid protective cap for actuating pedals, such as brake pedals and the like, of a motor vehicle with a single downwardly projecting deflecting surface constructed so as to provide good sliding characteristics. This deflecting surface accomodates t... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4005533 | Instep crampons This invention broadly relates to instep crampons for footwear and more specifically to improvements on a quick detachable, anti-slipping device which can be readily mounted on a boot or shoe with a novel strapping arrangement providing traction for walki... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3982336 | Athletic shoe with a detachable sole An athletic shoe has a shoe portion with a sole having a number of projections extending from the sole. A detachable sole with a number of cleats or the like extending therefrom has grooves designed to mate with the projections on the sole of the shoe. Ea... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3951407 | Device for use on a golf shoe A device for positioning the shoe of a golfer with the outside edge of the shoe elevated with respect to the inside edge includes a crosspiece extending laterally across the instep of the shoe and a strap which is connected between the opposite ends of th... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3949495 | Anti-skidding device for shoes An anti-skidding device for shoes including an elastic member that surrounds the vamp portion of a shoe and being urged upwardly thereon due to the inclined taper of its vamp, and a series of chain segments whose ends are attached to the elastic member an... | 04/13/1976 |
