Readily mountable traction enhancing attachment for footwear

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A - Human Necessities

43

C

A43C 15/00 (2006.01) A43B 5/18 (2006.01) A43C 15/02 (2006.01) A43C 15/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2316326

A footwear attachment device for releasable mounting on primary footwear, e.g., a boot or shoe, to provide enhanced traction. The primary footwear has an upper including a toe portion and a heel portion, a sole including a fore-foot portion and a heel portion. The attachment device comprising an integral member having been formed of an elastic material and having an upper portion and a sole portion. The sole portion is a generally planar member having a forefoot section, a heel section and a longitudinal axis extending therealong. The upper portion includes a toe-box section and a heel counter section. The toe box section is formed of at least one strip of elastic material and is secured to the forefoot portion of the sole to receive the toe portion of the primary footwear. The heel counter section is arranged to receive the heel portion of the primary footwear and includes a rear strip formed of elastic material mounted to normally extend upward at approximately a ninety degree angle to the plane of the heel section at the rear end thereof and a pair of side strips which extend upward from the heel portion on lateral sides thereof and which merge with the rear strip. A pair of tabs are located on the side strips to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the device on the primary footwear. The sole portion has a ground engaging surface, e.g., grooves and plural cleats/spikes, to providing enhance traction.

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