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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120047775 | Cleat Attachment System A cleat attachment system for footwear. The cleat includes a cylinder on a base with one or more locking tabs disposed around the outside of the cylinder. The receptacle includes a cylindrical cavity with one or more locking tabs on the cavity's inner surface. A cleat a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110258878 | Traction device An overshoe traction device includes a flexible strap for attaching to a shoe, and front and rear cleat members attached to the strap. The rear cleat member includes a metallic rear plate. The front cleat member includes metallic fore and aft plates, and an elastically ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110225844 | TRACTION ADJUSTMENT BAND FOR SHOE Disclosed is a traction adjustment band for emplacement on a shoe, comprising: an upper band; a sole band; a first attachment interface connecting one end of the upper band to one end of the sole band; and a second attachment interface connecting another end of the uppe... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110047829 | Spare Cleat A piece of footwear is equipped with one or more spare cleat fasteners adapted to receive one or more spare cleats on a upper of the footwear and a plurality of cleat fasteners adapted to receive a plurality of cleats on a sole of the footwear. In one implementation, th... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100229427 | CLEATED ATHLETIC SHOE WITH CUSHION STRUCTURES A cleated shoe is presented which provides cushion support and lateral stability in a lightweight construction. The shoe includes a lower and an upper. The lower may include a primary midsole, cushion elements, and an outsole. A cleat may be connected to the outsole. At... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100223809 | Sandal with Cleats A thong style sandal with cleats comprising of a foot-bed with a foot strap and a sole having a plurality of removable cleats that extend out from the bottom of the outsole to define a ground-engaging surface for extra traction. The sandal includes a foot-strap attached... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100170114 | High-Performance Sports Shoe According to one aspect, the shoe sole (10) comprises at least one main ground engagement section (22) specifically designed to respond to certain modes of solicitation by the foot of the player. Such section is provided with a sculpted pattern having rece... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100139118 | CRAMPON FOR GOLF SHOES AND CLIMBING IRONS A crampon capable of being worn on general footwear for golf shoes and climbing irons is disclosed, in which because of small volume and light load, the crampon has a cheap and conveniently portable advantage. The crampon includes a spike pad of an elastic material prov... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100107450 | Footwear Cleat with Cushioning A cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a base layer that attaches to the outsole of the footwear, a cushioning layer and a traction element layer. The traction element layer is attached to the base layer solely by the cushioning layer. Each of the cleat layers provide... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100058615 | TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE A removable traction device for wearing over an article of footwear includes an outer peripheral band, a forefoot pod member disposed interior of the outer peripheral band, a heel pod member disposed interior of the outer peripheral band, and a plurality of resilient co... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090307933 | REMOVABLE SPIKE FOR FOOTWEAR A removable spike or cleat assembly for footwear, including a sole, wherein the assembly includes a spike or cleat constructed from an elastically deformable material and including one or more leg members and mounting apparatus adapted to engage with the sole, wherein t... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090229147 | Mounting Connector for a Cleat A mounting connector for a cleat includes a noncircular and/or asymmetrical base and a cleat engagement member. The noncircular base may define a perimeter having a truncated edge which renders the base asymmetrical about the axis of the cleat engagement member. The sys... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090223088 | Athletic Shoe Cleat With Dynamic Traction and Method of Making and Using Same A single component traction cleat of co-molded hub and dynamic traction portions includes dynamic traction elements flexible about proximal ends secured inboard of and below a hub periphery having cut-outs through which the elements move when flexed. The hub has a cross... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090084560 | Quick install and quick release horseshoe calk and cleat Exemplary embodiments provided herein include a calk or cleat for a horseshoe or a human shoe including a receptacle and a stud, and methods of installing and removing the calk or cleat, or the stud of the calk or cleat. The receptacle has a can or cylindrical shape and... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090071034 | SOLE ATTACHMENT FOR FOOTWEAR A sole device or attachment for shoes, boots, athletic shoes, and similar footwear. The device comprises an undershoe attachment made of a lightweight material, including but not limited to rubber or foam, or a combination thereof. The device may come in various sizes t... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090064537 | 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 prese... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080282577 | Disposible Ice Patch For Shoes The present invention relates to a disposable ice patch for shoes that can be temporarily affixed to the sole of a shoe by means of an adhesive. The patch includes flat and rectangular panel with a plurality of opposite surface layers disposed thereon. The first of the ... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080222920 | Shoe Provided with an Interchangeable Sole A shoe provided with an interchangeable sole includes an elevated flange (5) arranged on the longitudinal edge between the front (1′) and rear (1″) ends thereof and the interchangeable sole (4) is also provided with a longitudinal elevate... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080216356 | Roof Shoe Pad This Roof Shoe Pad invention is for replaceable shoe pads which attach to a wearer's ordinary shoe soles by releasable adhesive and are designed to improve the traction, footing and comfort of a wearer, on a inclined roof and to provide scuff protection for roof surface... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080189987 | Hiking Aid The present invention relates to a device for improving the standing and walking properties in a shoe (1), in particular a hiking shoe, on a ground surface (9) inclined downwardly in the direction of the tip of the shoe, comprising a balancing member (2... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080168686 | Progressive Compression Attachment for Shoes A cushioning attachment for shoes including athletic shoes and, in particular, running shoes includes two component features: a cushioning feature, and a resilient/traction feature. In addition, the cushioning attachment can include a securing feature for securing the d... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080148601 | Carbide Studs for Stability and Motive Traction of Footwear The present invention provides a traction device for a terrain engaging element. The traction device defines a stud having a head portion and a shank portion extending from the head portion and adapted to be secured into the terrain engaging element. A plurality of sphe... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080040947 | TRACTION DEVICE A traction device for a boot has a felt platform with a toe section and a heel section, and a heel extension attached to the heel section. Cording passes through two pairs of passages in the toe section and in the heel extension, passing from a toe section passage to a ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080022555 | Anti-slip overshoe Disclosed is a foldable anti-slip overshoe for wearing over an item of footwear, comprising a lower section for placement beneath at least a portion of the sole of the footwear, and an upper section comprising a toe section, a heel section, and a vamp section, configure... | 01/31/2008 |
| 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 |
| 20080000102 | Shoe covering for traction and/or sports A covering for a shoe, the covering including: a body portion corresponding to a body portion of the shoe; a bottom portion corresponding to at least one of a sole and heel of the shoe; and one or more spikes arranged on the bottom portion, the one or more spikes being ... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070283596 | CRAMPON The present invention relates to a crampon having a movable spike element in the rotation structure for both walking or climbing to improve walking convenience and safety of a user. The crampon according to the present invention comprises a binding bend; a main plate to... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070163146 | Antiskid attachment for footwear and universal traction enhancement method An antiskid attachment for footwear is described wherein the traction increases when lateral skidding occurs. The attachment comprises of a multitude of skid-resisting elements positioned between the shoe sole and the surface, and flexible linkage used to ensure appropr... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20060156577 | Crampons provided with spikes Disclosed are chain-type crampons for preventing mountain-climbing boots from being slipped on a snowy road or icy road when climbing a mountain. The crampons having an elastic band and chains mounted on the band are provided with a plurality of spikes and link rings, s... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060080861 | Safety crampon with generality put on Disclosed is a safety crampon with generality put on, which encircles front/rear/left/right sides of shoes around a spike pad to elastically press and grip them so that the crampon is not come off from the shoes, thereby ensuring safety. Also, the safety crampon has exc... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20050229434 | Anti-skid boot having crampon Disclosed herein is an anti-skid boot, having a crampon, 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 p... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050217149 | Sole nail A sole nail comprises an assembly post having a plurality of rubber claws; the assembly post having a via hole forming an upper and a lower opening in the assembly post; a part of the assembly post having thread; an elastomer enclosing an periphery of the assembly post ... | 10/06/2005 |