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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110203136 | SELF-ADJUSTING STUDS Articles of footwear may include self-adjusting studs that adjust to various types of conditions, environmental changes, and applied forces. The self-adjusting studs may have a first portion and a second portion of different levels of compressibilities and/or retractabi... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110192056 | FOOTWEAR INCLUDING A SELF-ADJUSTING MIDSOLE An article of footwear including an outsole having a plurality of first traction members extending from the outsole and defining a plurality of openings. A plurality of second traction members extend through the openings in the outsole and are configured to move between... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110162235 | FOOTWEAR WITH RETRACTABLE SPIKES An apparatus for selectively extending and retracting spikes includes spike actuating assemblies mounted to, and cooperating between, a first plate and a first slider frame, and a second plate and a second slider frame, pivotally mounted to the first plate and first sli... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110126426 | Spike Device For An Anti-Slid Shoe The invention concerns a spike device (8, 18) for a sole (9) of an anti-slid shoe (1), comprising a spike (22, 32) and a resilient means, said resilient means being arranged to, when in a stressed state, allow the spike (22, 32) to pro... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110047830 | Extendable spikes for shoes Golf shoe sole 10 having extendable spikes 71 activated by compressed air from a pump 42 located inside sole of shoe. Pump 42 is operated by weight of wearer's heel on a bladder 41 located in heel of sole and check valves 51 mai... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110047817 | Sole construction for shoe having self-pumping extendable spikes Golf shoe sole 10 having retractable plastic spikes 71 activated by compressed air from a pump 42 located inside sole of shoe. Pump 42 is operated by weight of wearer's heel on a bladder 41 located in heel of sole and check valves 5... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110005103 | Active Shoe Cleat System An active shoe cleat system with a shoe having a fluid filled chamber in the shoe operably connected to cleats on the bottom of the shoe, at least one fluid communication path with the cleat that responds to pressure or acceleration on the shoe to deploy the cleat by hy... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100229428 | FOOTWEAR WITH RETRACTABLE SPIKES A shoe and an apparatus for selectively extending spikes from the bottom of a shoe. The shoe has a sole having a longitudinal direction a plurality of spike apertures. The apparatus comprises a plurality of spike assemblies, each being locatable within one of the spike ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100199525 | Shoe Sole With Integrated Slip Prevention Elements A shoe sole and a shoe comprising such a shoe sole are described, with the shoe sole being equipped with integrated anti-slipping elements which are adjustable between an inactive position and an active position by means of a central actuation unit. This arrangement is ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100088929 | SOLE FOR FOOTWEAR HAVING A TURNABLE ANTISLIP DEVICE AND FOOTWEAR COMPRISING SUCH SOLE A sole and footwear including such a sole is provided with at least one turnable antislip device provided on the tread surface operatively facing towards the ground. The antislip device includes an articulation structure mounted on the tread surface and oscillatable mov... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100083541 | ARTICLES WITH RETRACTABLE TRACTION ELEMENTS Articles of manufacture and articles of wear may include one or more traction elements. Portions of the traction elements may be extendable and/or retractable. The traction elements have at least a two-plate construction that is designed to moderate a force that is appl... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100077635 | 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 an e... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100024250 | 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 wall ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090293317 | Adjustable Traction System and Method for Footwear Tractional characteristics of athletic shoe cleats are adjustable by selectively blocking and unblocking the amount of flexure of dynamic traction elements on the cleat. Blocking is achieved as a function of rotational starting locations during cleat attachment to an ou... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090193681 | Universal Antislip Claw for Footwear Accidental falls are one of the principal causes of disability. The present invention relates generally to a device that may be fit in footwear to prevent injuries caused by slippery terrain. The device is provided with retractable spikes which penetrate the ice or slip... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090151199 | 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 horiz... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20080271341 | Sole Arrangement and Shoe The invention concerns a sole arrangement (4) and a shoe (2) comprising such a sole arrangement (4). The sole arrangement (4) is characterized in that it comprises an upper sole member (20) and a lower sole member (50) wherein t... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080066348 | FOOTWEAR WITH RETRACTABLE MEMBERS Embodiments of the present invention provide footwear that may be easily adapted for increased traction and/or recreation. Embodiments may include a chamber having a flexible wall, and retractable members coupled to the flexible wall such that when fluid is inserted int... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080016721 | 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 with th... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080010859 | 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 wall ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080010858 | SPORTS SHOE WITH ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE TRACTION MEMBERS A sports shoe includes a shoe body and a plurality of traction members. The shoe body has a sole portion and mounting seats protruding downwardly therefrom and each defining a chamber. Each traction member includes: a positioning unit mounted in the respective chamber a... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080000103 | Shoes having deployable traction elements A shoe including: a body; a lower surface disposed on the body for contact with the ground; and at least one deployable traction element associated with the lower surface and having a retracted and a deployed position, the at least one deployable traction element provid... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20080000104 | Traction element for shoes A traction element for a shoe is provided. The traction element including: a base element; at least one spike associated with the base element; and a securing element for securing the base element to the shoe; wherein the at least one spike is configured for one of foot... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070261271 | 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 are ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070251124 | Shoe 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. The cl... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070209236 | 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 includes... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070163148 | Attachments for an item of footwear An attachment for an item of footwear having an outsole, the attachment comprising a body having first and second body surfaces, the body being releasably co-operable with the outsole in a first position in which the first body surface is disposable away from the outsol... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20060174518 | 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 wall ... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060162188 | 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 ground... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060021254 | Footwear with retractable studs Footwear having retractable studs that provide enhanced traction on slippery surfaces when engaged. A pull cord attached to a plate within the sole of the shoe allows the studs to engage. The working parts of the shoe can be easily taken apart for cleaning or de-icing. ... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060016101 | 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 exterio... | 01/26/2006 |
