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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003901 | Ice crampon for mountain climbing fitted with a fastening device with a lateral operating lever An ice crampon for mountain climbing comprising a reinforcement 12B with a metal reinforcement, fitted with anchoring teeth 14, and a fastening device 30 comprising a lateral operating lever 32 forming a toggle joint for locking or unlock... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964118 | Crampon, mountain boot and relative fastening system A fastening system for fastening a crampon to a mountain boot having a sole; the fastening system having at least one fastening seat formed in the sole of the mountain boot, and at least one fastening member carried by the crampon and which engages the fastening sea... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6810607 | Anti-balling system An anti-balling system for a crampon (10) to prevent balling and snow accumulation during snow and ice climbing includes a plate (46, 50) attached to the bottom of the crampon. The plate can be rigid and can have a lower surface (54, 58) formed ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6513266 | Slipping prevention device for footwear The thick-walled cylindrical portion 12 of a holder 10 is provided with axial grooves 18 that open to the inner peripheral surface. In the axial grooves 18, slip-off preventive projections 20 are radially inwardly elastically urged by their own elasticity... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6301804 | Boot traction device A boot traction device or adapter that can be attached to the bottom of a person's footwear, which is removable, adjustable as well as lightweight. In manufacturing the present invention, a single style of sole plate can be configured for either a right o... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6247253 | Removable cleat for snowshoe A removable ice cleat for an outer frame member of a snowshoe provides traction for snow packed and icy conditions. For looser conditions including powdery snow, the ice cleats are quickly removable thus making the snowshoe versatile for all weather condi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 4296557 | Shoe with sole cushioning assembly A shoe containing a cushioned sole assembly includes in one embodiment a spring cushion feature inserted between two flexible hinged sole segments and in a second embodiment a spring cushion fastened to an adjustable hinged spring mounting plate. The cush... | 10/27/1981 |