| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 036062000 |
Detachable
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| 036059000 |
Modified tread surface
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| 036061000 |
Disengaging
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| 036067000 |
Calks
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| 036059000 |
Inserted | 1 |
| 20100064552 | Ice crampon for mountaineering with adjustable front spike - An ice crampon comprises a metal armature composed of a horizontal support plate, at least one front spike in the form of a blade, and means for adjusting the length of said front spike between a withdrawn position and an advanced position. In the intermediate part, each front spike comprises two circular apertures for passage of a fixing screw in both the withdrawn and advanced positions, and in the rear part comprises a sliding link operating in conjunction with a positioning cross-member securedly attached to the armature when adjustment is performed. The sliding travel corresponds to the longitudinal distance between the two apertures, and the positioning cross-member is notched over its whole width with a succession of rectangular notches and indentations further enabling transverse positioning of the front spike. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100257756 | Thin-type spike intensifying structure - A thin-type spike intensifying structure is formed by bending a predetermined plate with a punch finishing work. The thin-type spike includes an assembly part and a spike sheet, wherein the assembly part provides for fixing and assembling the spike at a bottom of a sports shoe, and the spike sheet is disposed at a side of the assembly part and manifests an arc-shape design through bending and protrusion. By the arc-shape structure design, a rigid structure of the spike is intensified, and the spike can be manufactured with a thin metal, such that the spike can be firm and tolerable, and a product can be lighter, in order to improve its practicability and advancement. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100293818 | 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 carbide pellets are bonded together on and to surfaces of the head. The carbide pellets are provided in multiple layers extending across the head surface. The carbide pellets are provided in a stacked relationship to each other so that during use the carbide pellets are capable of being individually dislodged to reveal a carbide pellet of an underlying layer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110197478 | 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 retractabilities that compress and extend based on the type of surface on which the wearer is walking or running This footwear with self-adjusting studs may easily transition between surfaces of varying hardness without causing damage to the surface, but also providing the wearer with the necessary amount of traction on each type of surface. Wearers will enjoy the benefit of being able to move on various surfaces without the need to change their footwear multiple times to accommodate the wearer's varying traction needs on different surfaces. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110232136 | Footwear Cleat - A dynamic golf cleat having a plurality of composite dynamic traction elements, the wherein the elements preferably assume an angle with respect to the plane of the shoe sole, to allow room for deflection toward the shoe sole under load. The dynamic traction element is preferably formed of an elastomeric material such as thermoplastic urethane. A hub portion having a threaded attachment means is preferably oriented perpendicular to the plane of the shoe sole. Extending outwardly in a radial manner from the hub portion is a plurality of embedded thin tensile members oriented to be integrally formed within each flexible traction element. Each individual tensile member is centrally located within each dynamic traction element creating a distinct upper surface area and a lower surface area, within each dynamic traction element. Said sections of the dynamic traction elements have facing surfaces joined by a thin tensile member sections. These thin tensile member sections are molded integral with the two flexible traction element, an upper surface area and a lower surface area. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110314706 | ATHLETIC SHOE SOLE COATING FOR TRACTION ENHANCEMENT - An athletic shoe coating for traction enhancement includes a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a tackyfying resin and a film former initially in solution within a solvent suitable for application to the surface of a shoe sole in liquid form, such as by spraying, rolling and brushing the solution onto the shoe sole. After the solvent evaporates a film or coating attaches or is bonded to the shoe sole that exhibits the property of dynamically modifying the traction properties of the shoe sole when pressure and shear forces are applied to the coating. Such modification causes the exterior surface of the film or coating to “refresh” the exposed surface upon impact. This imparts continued tackiness over extended use. Impact modifiers may be added for controlled release of a solvent to temporarily dissolve or soften the film or coating to promote such refreshment of the coating outer surface. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120011749 | DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO ITEM OF CLOTHING FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL FOR ENHANCING GRIPPING PROPERTIES OF SHOE SOLE - A wiping device may be a friable layer or an absorbent pad made of a material that can absorb and retain a fluid composition and can be attached or is attached to an item of clothing, such as a sock, shoe, compression sleeve, etc. The device is impregnated with an adhesive-type tacky substance that is released when a shoe sole is wiped against it to clean the shoe sole and allow surface dust and debris to be removed from the shoe sole. The deposited substance also forms a film or coating that remains adhered to the surface of the shoe sole to improve traction by imparting tackiness to the shoe sole. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120304504 | STUD - According to the present invention there is provided a stud | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130014409 | WADING CRAMPONAANM Chouinard; YvonAACI VenturaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Chouinard; Yvon Ventura CA US - A non-cleated, soft metal traction device reduces or eliminates slippage on wet and hard surfaces, such as mossy rocks beneath the water surface of a body of water. The traction device includes at least one external metal shank, plate or bar attachable to a footwear item with a desired binding system. The shank is preferably made from a soft metal material, such as a non-heat-treated aluminum alloy, so it is soft enough to grip and elastically conform to moist, wet or otherwise slippery rock and shale. The contact surface of the shank may include grooves, ribs, spaced apart ridges, or other small surface variations to improve the traction of the device in transition environments. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130067777 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include medial rotational traction elements that have a plurality of stud elements arranged in a circular grouping. Stud elements may be aligned laterally across the sole structure with traction elements of the first group. Stud elements may be aligned longitudinally across the sole structure to be arranged in different configurations along an outside medial side or an inside medial side. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067778 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include multiple medial rotational traction elements that each have a plurality of individual traction elements arranged in a circular grouping. Each circular grouping is a different size to provide more or less rotational movement to the associated portion of the sole structure. In one embodiment, the shape of the traction elements corresponds to the shape of the circular grouping. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130091741 | SAFETY SLIPPER - A safety slipper ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130125426 | SPIKE FOR TRACK SHOES - An improved spike for use in track shoes is disclosed. The spike is composed of three parts:
| 05-23-2013 |
| 20130192092 | Article of Footwear With Multiple Cleat Systems - An article of footwear including a sole structure with multiple cleat systems is disclosed. A first cleat system has a first cleat design and one or more cleat member sets that are tuned to provide different levels of traction and flexibility to different regions of the sole structure. A second cleat system has a second cleat design and is disposed on the sole structure in a location to provide maximum traction for various playing surfaces. The sizes, material properties and arrangement of each cleat system are varied. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130312294 | STRAP-ON SHOE ANTI-SLIP DEVICE - A strap-on shoe anti-slip device includes a ground-contacting belt-like main body connected at two lateral ends to two extension straps, and a fastening unit having a male and a female fastener separately assembled to outer ends of the two extension straps. The male fastener can be detachably connected to variable positions on the female fastener for the strap-on shoe anti-slip device to form a circumference-adjustable loop structure, which internally defines a size-adjustable opening for a front portion of a shoe to extend therethrough and be bound thereto. The fastening unit is operable to selectively open or close the loop structure. The belt-like main body is provided on an underside with an anti-slip element, which may be differently configured to provide different anti-slip effects. A user may conveniently change shoes to have a specific anti-slip effect by selecting a strap-on shoe anti-slip device with a suitably configured anti-slip element. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140020267 | SKATE SHOE GRIP PAD - A grip pad affix-able to a skate shoe contact surface includes a pad sized and configured to correspond to the skate shoe contact surface, the pad comprising a material having a high coefficient of friction. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140059897 | FOOTWEAR OUTSOLE - An outsole ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140075788 | 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 provides friction with the ground when the cleat engages the ground. The durometer of the base layer and the durometer of the traction element layer are greater than the durometer of the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140115932 | Removable Footwear Cleat with Cushioning - A removable cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a disc with opposing faces. A shoe coupling element is attached to one face of the disc. The other disc face supports a cushioning layer. Traction elements are supported by the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140215862 | CLEATS, CLEATED SOLE STRUCTURES, MOLDS, AND MOLDING METHODS FOR IN-MOLDING ARTICLES - Cleat structures, e.g., for golf shoes, may include a flat and flexible interior surface and/or a generally disk-shaped perimeter area that includes features to promote in-molding of the cleat to a footwear sole component (e.g., to permanently engage the cleat with an outsole member). Such cleats may provide a flexible and comfortable base, including a low profile, e.g., to enable formation relatively thin and/or flexible footwear sole components. Footwear sole components and articles of footwear that include one or more in-molded cleat structures of this type also are described. Molds used for in-molding procedures and methods of using the molds to make articles with in-molded components (e.g., for making footwear sole structures including one or more in-molded cleats) also are described. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150007460 | FOOTWEAR CRAMPON - A crampon that includes a body extending lengthwise from a first end to a second end, widthwise between a first edge and a second edge, and heightwise between a supporting surface and a receiving surface, the crampon including points projecting in the area of the supporting surface. The body includes a first portion extending lengthwise from the first end to a first limit, and a second portion extending lengthwise from the second end to a second limit, the crampon including a fastening system that includes an envelope and an arrangement for connecting the envelope to the body. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150040438 | Method For Making A Cleated Plate Member And Apparatus - A method for making a cleated plate member of an article of footwear includes forming a blade cleat assembly having an anchor member associated with a blade member, the blade member having a planar body, the body having a base portion, a head portion opposite the base portion, and a through hole formed in the base portion, a first molding material of the anchor member surrounding the base portion of the blade member and extending through the through hole formed in the base portion of the blade member, and associating the blade cleat assembly with an exposed surface of a plate body to form a cleated plate member. The base portion of the blade member further may include a pair of opposing shoulder flange portions. A blade cleat assembly may be disposed in a cleat assembly receptacle of a mold system configured to form a cleated plate member. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150113838 | TRACTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICES AND RELATED PACKAGES OF TRACTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICES - A traction enhancement device for installation to a sole of a shoe includes a generally rigid support layer having opposing first and second surfaces, an adhesive material coupled to the first surface of the support layer for coupling the traction enhancement device to the sole of the shoe, and a gritty material coupled to the second surface of the support layer for enhancing traction of the sole of the shoe. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150128456 | FUNCTIONAL SHOE FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREVENTING SLIP - Provided is a functional shoe that automatically prevents a slip, the function shoe including a rotation body part fixed to an outsole of the functional shoe to rotate to a front or rear side of the functional shoe, and an anti-slip part connected to the rotation body part to contact a ground and rotating integrally with the rotation body part according to a sliding direction of the functional shoe. The anti-slip part includes a first distal end, which is sharp and is oriented to the front side of the functional shoe, and a second distal end which is sharp and is oriented to the rear side of the functional shoe. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150366296 | Sole Structure With Extendable Cleat - A sole structure including a cleat assembly is disclosed. The cleat assembly includes a covering member, an actuating assembly and a cleat sub-assembly. The cleat sub-assembly includes a cleat member that can extend in length under a force applied by a foot. The actuating assembly directs force applied by a foot at the covering member to the cleat member so that the cleat can extend and penetrate further into a ground surface. The actuating assembly can include a pivot plate that pivots about an angled portion of the cleat sub-assembly. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160000183 | SLIP RESISTANT SOLES AND FOOTWEAR - A slip resistant sole having a recurring pinwheel shaped tread pattern that provides improved slip resistance. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160058131 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include multiple medial rotational traction elements that each have a plurality of individual traction elements arranged in a circular grouping. Each circular grouping is a different size to provide more or less rotational movement to the associated portion of the sole structure. In one embodiment, the shape of the traction elements corresponds to the shape of the circular grouping. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160058132 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement for an Article of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include medial rotational traction elements that have a plurality of stud elements arranged in a circular grouping. Stud elements may be aligned laterally across the sole structure with traction elements of the first group. Stud elements may be aligned longitudinally across the sole structure to be arranged in different configurations along an outside medial side or an inside medial side. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160073733 | Spacing For Footwear Ground-Engaging Member Support Features - The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may have a downward facing surface with a first facet and a second facet, wherein each of the first facet and the second facet are angled at different non-horizontal orientation. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160135540 | OUTSOLE WITH GRIP REDUCTION EXTENSION MEMBERS - The present invention is directed to an outsole for footwear that reduces grip and enables controlled slippage on a surface during wear. The outsole includes a plurality of low profile tread projections, each tread projection having at least one long, thin, and flexible extension member. An increased width of the extension member where it adjoins the tread projection acts as a pivot point at which the extension member may flex and bend degrees. During wear, the flexible extension members bend over or collapse, becoming sandwiched between the tread projections and a surface. The bent extension members reduce the contact area between the tread projections and a surface, thereby reducing grip and enabling slippage. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160198791 | FOOTWEAR / SHOES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170231328 | CARBORUNDUM WEAR-RESISTANT SHOE SPIKE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | 08-17-2017 |
| 20150089845 | Article Of Footwear With Interlocking Cleat Member and Raised Base - A cleat member for an article of footwear is configured to associate with a raised base on a sole of the article of footwear. The raised base includes an angled face with a plurality of protruding portions extending outwards from the angled face. An underside of the cleat member has an indentation that corresponds to the angled face of the raised base. A plurality of recessed portions are disposed along the indentation on the underside of the cleat member and are configured to associate with the plurality of protruding portions on the angled face of the raised base. The plurality of recessed portions and the plurality of protruding portions have coincident shapes so that the protruding portions fit with the recessed portions. With this configuration, the cleat member and sole are configured with an interlocking arrangement that resists loosening when the article of footwear is used on a ground surface. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20080216361 | LIGHT WEIGHT, NON-SLIP, WEAR RESISTANT BOOT - A light weight boot comprising an injected shell formed from EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) and having a sole and a heel portion. At least one of the sole and heel portions has a substantial portion of an outer surface thereof provided with a patterned ground-contacting pad adhesively secured thereto. The patterned ground-contacting pad is formed from one of TPR (thermoplastic rubber), rubber or PU whereby to provide a non-slip, light weight and flexible wear resistant ground contacting surface for the boot. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080229625 | Antislip tread and method for providing said tread - A method for providing an antislip tread and an antislip tread provided with the method. The tread has a plurality of antislip inserts made of fabric or nonwoven fabric which emerge from the surfaces intended for contact with the ground. The inserts made of fabric or nonwoven fabric may also form a substantially continuous surface with the surface made of rubber or plastic material. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090090031 | Anti-slip footwear - A moisture repellant tread is provided for a positive displacement of moisture to secure the traction in the bottom of a shoe. The tread comprises a base plate and multiple short bundles of absorbent fibers. The base plate has a top surface locally bonded to the outsole with a lateral clearance between the base plate and outsole about the bonded areas, a bottom surface for contacting a floor and multiple closely arranged recesses open to the bottom surface and communicating through smaller openings formed at the top surfaces concentrically of the recesses. The fiber bundles are partially implanted in the recesses for displacing water absorbed from the floor upon contact through the openings at the top surfaces to the lateral clearance whereby the tread secures an increased traction as a wearer steps on the tread through the shoe even on a film of moisture. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100175280 | FOOTWEAR ASSEMBLIES WITH REMOVABLE ENHANCED TRACTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Footwear assemblies including removable enhanced traction devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a footwear assembly includes a footwear product with an outsole that removably receives a traction enhancing device. The outsole includes a tread pattern having a plurality of channels corresponding to portions of the traction device. The traction device includes multiple webs or straps that carry studs or other types of protrusions for improved traction. When a user attaches the traction device to the footwear product, the channels in the outsole removably receive the corresponding webs, thereby positioning the protrusions to extend away from the outsole. The outsole can also include one or more channels extending around one or more peripheral portions of the footwear product (e.g., around the side, back and/or front) to receive corresponding portions of the traction device and retain the traction device on the footwear product. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100257755 | Article Of Footwear With Circular Tread Pattern - An article of footwear is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an outsole with a circular tread pattern. The circular tread pattern provides sufficient traction in all directions but also allows the wearer to pivot about a pivot portion. The circular tread pattern is generally large, and in some cases, the first and smallest circular tread extends less than 360 degrees. The pivot portion can include a slot that aids in flexibility. The outsole can also include a different tread pattern for the heel portion, or the circular tread pattern may also extend into the heel portion. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120066939 | Crampon | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120110876 | Outsole Tread Pattern - A footwear sole includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface includes a plurality of tread members formed thereon. The tread members include a plurality of projections or lugs of various sizes and shapes which are grouped together into specific patterns. The material from which the projections are formed increases the shoe sole's ability to resist slipping on floor surfaces which are covered with oil, water, soap, etc. The shape and pattern of the projections or lugs enable them to resist flexing and disengaging the floor surface. This increases the footwear sole's ability to resist slipping. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120255206 | WADING BOOT SOLE - A wading boot sole in accordance with the present invention is designed like the top of a rock, allowing a person to use metal cleats recessed in the boot so as to avoid walking on the metal when walking from different fishing spots. An inner sole holds the boot together and acts as a mounting surface for the cleat base of the cleats in addition to providing a solid base for the boot. Gussets improve the strength of the cleat assembly. An outer bottom rim sole acts as the walking surface when not in the water, providing a smooth ride without sacrificing traction. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130000158 | Wear-Resistant Outsole - An article of footwear may have an outsole with multiple contact zones. Each of those contact zones may include perimeter regions formed from a harder elastomeric material and traction elements formed from a softer elastomeric material. The traction elements within a particular contact zone may be generally planar in shape and aligned in parallel along on orientation direction for that contact zone. When undeformed, the traction elements in a contact zone may extend outward from the outsole beyond the perimeter regions of that same contact zone. In response to a shear force resulting from activity of a shoe wearer, the traction elements may be deformable so as to rest within a volume formed by the perimeter regions. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130000159 | Article of Footwear with a Stretchable Upper and an Articulated Sole Structure - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exterior layer includes a plurality of incisions that extend through the exterior layer. The interior layer is located adjacent an inner surface of the exterior layer, and the interior layer is exposed through the incisions. The sole structure may include a connecting portion and a plurality of discrete sole elements. The connecting portion is positioned adjacent the upper and may extend along a longitudinal length of the upper. The sole elements extend from the connecting portion, and the sole elements are separated by a plurality of sipes that extend upward into the sole structure. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130042504 | Antiskid-Style Sole - An antiskid-style sole includes a sole body ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130091740 | Footwear Sole - A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom is provided, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements, wherein, to optimise the manner in which the stud clusters deal with forces applied to them during ground contact, each stud cluster is oriented in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster and each stud cluster is dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20150335095 | NON-SLIP SOLE STRUCTURE OF FISHING SHOES - A non-slip sole structure of fishing shoes contains a sole, a profile of which corresponds to that of a bottom end of a body. The body includes two groups of hooks one piece arranged on a forefoot position thereof and a heel portion of the bottom end thereof, the sole includes a slot defined on a middle section thereof to space apart two group of hooks. Each hook has two extending sections extending outward from a bottom end thereof, and a length of the slot is greater than a size of each hook, such that after the sole is retained and glued with the bottom end of the body, a gap forms between the slot and the two groups of hooks. The sole also includes plural V-shaped cutouts arranged on a forefoot position thereof and a heel portion thereof to correspond to and retain with the two groups of hooks. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150342299 | Anti-Slip Safety Device - The present invention relates to an anti-slip safety device, which is a structural design for providing anti-slip safety for a rubber/plastic surface layer, particularly a snow shoe and a tire, to provide an effect of anti-slip ground-engaging for use safety, and which generally includes anti-slip elements made of a stiff material or a metal, arranged in a spaced manner along a longitudinal axis by being deposited in spacing troughs formed in an arrangement of slip-resistant embossed patterns provided on a sole undersurface or a tire tread and integrally molded with a molding rubber/plastic material in such a way to form raised edge faces that are slightly outward projecting portions having a height substantially flush with the embossed patterns, whereby for walking on a snowed and iced surface, the stiff raised edge faces may successively bite into the snowed and iced surface to achieve an effect of anti-slip safety for use. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160051003 | GOLF SHOE OUTSOLE - A golf shoe outsole comprises a thin, flexible base layer having many discrete platforms projecting downwardly from the base layer for providing traction elements. The platforms are separated by channels and open regions to allow the discrete platforms to readily flex relative to one another about the thin base layer, providing enhanced flexibility to the outsole and improved traction performance during a dynamic act such as a golf swing. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160051011 | Footwear With Elongated Cleats - A sole for an article of footwear having elongated cleats is provided. The elongated cleats extend toward the toe end of the sole and toward the heel end of the sole such that the heel-ward end of each of the elongated cleats is closer to the midline than each corresponding toe-ward end of the elongated cleats. The configuration and position of the elongated cleats can provide increased lateral and forward stability for a wearer's feet. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160135541 | Sole Arrangement With Ground-Engaging Member Support Features - The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may extend horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a region of the sole component adjacent to a gap in the sole component. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160174659 | TREAD PATTERN COMBINATION FOR NON-SLIP SHOES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160374430 | Shaped Support Features For Footwear Ground-Engaging Members - An article of footwear including a sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The ground engaging member may include a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the lower portion being made of a different material than the upper portion. The distance that the elongate support member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate is less than the distance that the ground engaging member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160374434 | Support Features For Footwear Ground Engaging Members - An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole structure may include a sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the first ground engaging member having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. In addition, the sole structure may also include a tapered support structure having a substantially pyramidal shape and extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and partially surrounding the first ground engaging member such that a portion of the first ground engaging member is exposed between edges of the tapered support structure. Also, the tapered support structure may extend downward from the baseplate less than the first ground engaging member. | 12-29-2016 |
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| 20100064552 | Ice crampon for mountaineering with adjustable front spike - An ice crampon comprises a metal armature composed of a horizontal support plate, at least one front spike in the form of a blade, and means for adjusting the length of said front spike between a withdrawn position and an advanced position. In the intermediate part, each front spike comprises two circular apertures for passage of a fixing screw in both the withdrawn and advanced positions, and in the rear part comprises a sliding link operating in conjunction with a positioning cross-member securedly attached to the armature when adjustment is performed. The sliding travel corresponds to the longitudinal distance between the two apertures, and the positioning cross-member is notched over its whole width with a succession of rectangular notches and indentations further enabling transverse positioning of the front spike. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100257756 | Thin-type spike intensifying structure - A thin-type spike intensifying structure is formed by bending a predetermined plate with a punch finishing work. The thin-type spike includes an assembly part and a spike sheet, wherein the assembly part provides for fixing and assembling the spike at a bottom of a sports shoe, and the spike sheet is disposed at a side of the assembly part and manifests an arc-shape design through bending and protrusion. By the arc-shape structure design, a rigid structure of the spike is intensified, and the spike can be manufactured with a thin metal, such that the spike can be firm and tolerable, and a product can be lighter, in order to improve its practicability and advancement. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100293818 | 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 carbide pellets are bonded together on and to surfaces of the head. The carbide pellets are provided in multiple layers extending across the head surface. The carbide pellets are provided in a stacked relationship to each other so that during use the carbide pellets are capable of being individually dislodged to reveal a carbide pellet of an underlying layer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110197478 | 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 retractabilities that compress and extend based on the type of surface on which the wearer is walking or running This footwear with self-adjusting studs may easily transition between surfaces of varying hardness without causing damage to the surface, but also providing the wearer with the necessary amount of traction on each type of surface. Wearers will enjoy the benefit of being able to move on various surfaces without the need to change their footwear multiple times to accommodate the wearer's varying traction needs on different surfaces. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110232136 | Footwear Cleat - A dynamic golf cleat having a plurality of composite dynamic traction elements, the wherein the elements preferably assume an angle with respect to the plane of the shoe sole, to allow room for deflection toward the shoe sole under load. The dynamic traction element is preferably formed of an elastomeric material such as thermoplastic urethane. A hub portion having a threaded attachment means is preferably oriented perpendicular to the plane of the shoe sole. Extending outwardly in a radial manner from the hub portion is a plurality of embedded thin tensile members oriented to be integrally formed within each flexible traction element. Each individual tensile member is centrally located within each dynamic traction element creating a distinct upper surface area and a lower surface area, within each dynamic traction element. Said sections of the dynamic traction elements have facing surfaces joined by a thin tensile member sections. These thin tensile member sections are molded integral with the two flexible traction element, an upper surface area and a lower surface area. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110314706 | ATHLETIC SHOE SOLE COATING FOR TRACTION ENHANCEMENT - An athletic shoe coating for traction enhancement includes a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a tackyfying resin and a film former initially in solution within a solvent suitable for application to the surface of a shoe sole in liquid form, such as by spraying, rolling and brushing the solution onto the shoe sole. After the solvent evaporates a film or coating attaches or is bonded to the shoe sole that exhibits the property of dynamically modifying the traction properties of the shoe sole when pressure and shear forces are applied to the coating. Such modification causes the exterior surface of the film or coating to “refresh” the exposed surface upon impact. This imparts continued tackiness over extended use. Impact modifiers may be added for controlled release of a solvent to temporarily dissolve or soften the film or coating to promote such refreshment of the coating outer surface. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120011749 | DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO ITEM OF CLOTHING FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL FOR ENHANCING GRIPPING PROPERTIES OF SHOE SOLE - A wiping device may be a friable layer or an absorbent pad made of a material that can absorb and retain a fluid composition and can be attached or is attached to an item of clothing, such as a sock, shoe, compression sleeve, etc. The device is impregnated with an adhesive-type tacky substance that is released when a shoe sole is wiped against it to clean the shoe sole and allow surface dust and debris to be removed from the shoe sole. The deposited substance also forms a film or coating that remains adhered to the surface of the shoe sole to improve traction by imparting tackiness to the shoe sole. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120304504 | STUD - According to the present invention there is provided a stud | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130014409 | WADING CRAMPONAANM Chouinard; YvonAACI VenturaAAST CAAACO USAAGP Chouinard; Yvon Ventura CA US - A non-cleated, soft metal traction device reduces or eliminates slippage on wet and hard surfaces, such as mossy rocks beneath the water surface of a body of water. The traction device includes at least one external metal shank, plate or bar attachable to a footwear item with a desired binding system. The shank is preferably made from a soft metal material, such as a non-heat-treated aluminum alloy, so it is soft enough to grip and elastically conform to moist, wet or otherwise slippery rock and shale. The contact surface of the shank may include grooves, ribs, spaced apart ridges, or other small surface variations to improve the traction of the device in transition environments. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130067777 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include medial rotational traction elements that have a plurality of stud elements arranged in a circular grouping. Stud elements may be aligned laterally across the sole structure with traction elements of the first group. Stud elements may be aligned longitudinally across the sole structure to be arranged in different configurations along an outside medial side or an inside medial side. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130067778 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include multiple medial rotational traction elements that each have a plurality of individual traction elements arranged in a circular grouping. Each circular grouping is a different size to provide more or less rotational movement to the associated portion of the sole structure. In one embodiment, the shape of the traction elements corresponds to the shape of the circular grouping. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130091741 | SAFETY SLIPPER - A safety slipper ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130125426 | SPIKE FOR TRACK SHOES - An improved spike for use in track shoes is disclosed. The spike is composed of three parts:
| 05-23-2013 |
| 20130192092 | Article of Footwear With Multiple Cleat Systems - An article of footwear including a sole structure with multiple cleat systems is disclosed. A first cleat system has a first cleat design and one or more cleat member sets that are tuned to provide different levels of traction and flexibility to different regions of the sole structure. A second cleat system has a second cleat design and is disposed on the sole structure in a location to provide maximum traction for various playing surfaces. The sizes, material properties and arrangement of each cleat system are varied. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130312294 | STRAP-ON SHOE ANTI-SLIP DEVICE - A strap-on shoe anti-slip device includes a ground-contacting belt-like main body connected at two lateral ends to two extension straps, and a fastening unit having a male and a female fastener separately assembled to outer ends of the two extension straps. The male fastener can be detachably connected to variable positions on the female fastener for the strap-on shoe anti-slip device to form a circumference-adjustable loop structure, which internally defines a size-adjustable opening for a front portion of a shoe to extend therethrough and be bound thereto. The fastening unit is operable to selectively open or close the loop structure. The belt-like main body is provided on an underside with an anti-slip element, which may be differently configured to provide different anti-slip effects. A user may conveniently change shoes to have a specific anti-slip effect by selecting a strap-on shoe anti-slip device with a suitably configured anti-slip element. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140020267 | SKATE SHOE GRIP PAD - A grip pad affix-able to a skate shoe contact surface includes a pad sized and configured to correspond to the skate shoe contact surface, the pad comprising a material having a high coefficient of friction. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140059897 | FOOTWEAR OUTSOLE - An outsole ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140075788 | 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 provides friction with the ground when the cleat engages the ground. The durometer of the base layer and the durometer of the traction element layer are greater than the durometer of the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140115932 | Removable Footwear Cleat with Cushioning - A removable cleat for footwear. The cleat includes a disc with opposing faces. A shoe coupling element is attached to one face of the disc. The other disc face supports a cushioning layer. Traction elements are supported by the cushioning layer. When a user steps on a surface wearing a shoe outfitted with these cleats, the resilience of the cushioning layer at once both lessens the impact of the traction elements on the ground surface and lessens the reaction force on the user's foot transmitted through the shoe's outsole. The user's comfort is thereby enhanced. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140215862 | CLEATS, CLEATED SOLE STRUCTURES, MOLDS, AND MOLDING METHODS FOR IN-MOLDING ARTICLES - Cleat structures, e.g., for golf shoes, may include a flat and flexible interior surface and/or a generally disk-shaped perimeter area that includes features to promote in-molding of the cleat to a footwear sole component (e.g., to permanently engage the cleat with an outsole member). Such cleats may provide a flexible and comfortable base, including a low profile, e.g., to enable formation relatively thin and/or flexible footwear sole components. Footwear sole components and articles of footwear that include one or more in-molded cleat structures of this type also are described. Molds used for in-molding procedures and methods of using the molds to make articles with in-molded components (e.g., for making footwear sole structures including one or more in-molded cleats) also are described. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150007460 | FOOTWEAR CRAMPON - A crampon that includes a body extending lengthwise from a first end to a second end, widthwise between a first edge and a second edge, and heightwise between a supporting surface and a receiving surface, the crampon including points projecting in the area of the supporting surface. The body includes a first portion extending lengthwise from the first end to a first limit, and a second portion extending lengthwise from the second end to a second limit, the crampon including a fastening system that includes an envelope and an arrangement for connecting the envelope to the body. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150040438 | Method For Making A Cleated Plate Member And Apparatus - A method for making a cleated plate member of an article of footwear includes forming a blade cleat assembly having an anchor member associated with a blade member, the blade member having a planar body, the body having a base portion, a head portion opposite the base portion, and a through hole formed in the base portion, a first molding material of the anchor member surrounding the base portion of the blade member and extending through the through hole formed in the base portion of the blade member, and associating the blade cleat assembly with an exposed surface of a plate body to form a cleated plate member. The base portion of the blade member further may include a pair of opposing shoulder flange portions. A blade cleat assembly may be disposed in a cleat assembly receptacle of a mold system configured to form a cleated plate member. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150113838 | TRACTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICES AND RELATED PACKAGES OF TRACTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICES - A traction enhancement device for installation to a sole of a shoe includes a generally rigid support layer having opposing first and second surfaces, an adhesive material coupled to the first surface of the support layer for coupling the traction enhancement device to the sole of the shoe, and a gritty material coupled to the second surface of the support layer for enhancing traction of the sole of the shoe. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150128456 | FUNCTIONAL SHOE FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREVENTING SLIP - Provided is a functional shoe that automatically prevents a slip, the function shoe including a rotation body part fixed to an outsole of the functional shoe to rotate to a front or rear side of the functional shoe, and an anti-slip part connected to the rotation body part to contact a ground and rotating integrally with the rotation body part according to a sliding direction of the functional shoe. The anti-slip part includes a first distal end, which is sharp and is oriented to the front side of the functional shoe, and a second distal end which is sharp and is oriented to the rear side of the functional shoe. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150366296 | Sole Structure With Extendable Cleat - A sole structure including a cleat assembly is disclosed. The cleat assembly includes a covering member, an actuating assembly and a cleat sub-assembly. The cleat sub-assembly includes a cleat member that can extend in length under a force applied by a foot. The actuating assembly directs force applied by a foot at the covering member to the cleat member so that the cleat can extend and penetrate further into a ground surface. The actuating assembly can include a pivot plate that pivots about an angled portion of the cleat sub-assembly. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160000183 | SLIP RESISTANT SOLES AND FOOTWEAR - A slip resistant sole having a recurring pinwheel shaped tread pattern that provides improved slip resistance. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160058131 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement For An Article Of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include multiple medial rotational traction elements that each have a plurality of individual traction elements arranged in a circular grouping. Each circular grouping is a different size to provide more or less rotational movement to the associated portion of the sole structure. In one embodiment, the shape of the traction elements corresponds to the shape of the circular grouping. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160058132 | Medial Rotational Traction Element Arrangement for an Article of Footwear - A traction element arrangement for a sole structure of an article of footwear is described. Traction elements of a first group are associated with a lateral side of the sole structure. Traction elements of a second group are associated with a medial side of the sole structure. Traction elements of the second group include medial rotational traction elements that have a plurality of stud elements arranged in a circular grouping. Stud elements may be aligned laterally across the sole structure with traction elements of the first group. Stud elements may be aligned longitudinally across the sole structure to be arranged in different configurations along an outside medial side or an inside medial side. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160073733 | Spacing For Footwear Ground-Engaging Member Support Features - The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may have a downward facing surface with a first facet and a second facet, wherein each of the first facet and the second facet are angled at different non-horizontal orientation. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160135540 | OUTSOLE WITH GRIP REDUCTION EXTENSION MEMBERS - The present invention is directed to an outsole for footwear that reduces grip and enables controlled slippage on a surface during wear. The outsole includes a plurality of low profile tread projections, each tread projection having at least one long, thin, and flexible extension member. An increased width of the extension member where it adjoins the tread projection acts as a pivot point at which the extension member may flex and bend degrees. During wear, the flexible extension members bend over or collapse, becoming sandwiched between the tread projections and a surface. The bent extension members reduce the contact area between the tread projections and a surface, thereby reducing grip and enabling slippage. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160198791 | FOOTWEAR / SHOES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170231328 | CARBORUNDUM WEAR-RESISTANT SHOE SPIKE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | 08-17-2017 |
| 20150089845 | Article Of Footwear With Interlocking Cleat Member and Raised Base - A cleat member for an article of footwear is configured to associate with a raised base on a sole of the article of footwear. The raised base includes an angled face with a plurality of protruding portions extending outwards from the angled face. An underside of the cleat member has an indentation that corresponds to the angled face of the raised base. A plurality of recessed portions are disposed along the indentation on the underside of the cleat member and are configured to associate with the plurality of protruding portions on the angled face of the raised base. The plurality of recessed portions and the plurality of protruding portions have coincident shapes so that the protruding portions fit with the recessed portions. With this configuration, the cleat member and sole are configured with an interlocking arrangement that resists loosening when the article of footwear is used on a ground surface. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20080216361 | LIGHT WEIGHT, NON-SLIP, WEAR RESISTANT BOOT - A light weight boot comprising an injected shell formed from EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) and having a sole and a heel portion. At least one of the sole and heel portions has a substantial portion of an outer surface thereof provided with a patterned ground-contacting pad adhesively secured thereto. The patterned ground-contacting pad is formed from one of TPR (thermoplastic rubber), rubber or PU whereby to provide a non-slip, light weight and flexible wear resistant ground contacting surface for the boot. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080229625 | Antislip tread and method for providing said tread - A method for providing an antislip tread and an antislip tread provided with the method. The tread has a plurality of antislip inserts made of fabric or nonwoven fabric which emerge from the surfaces intended for contact with the ground. The inserts made of fabric or nonwoven fabric may also form a substantially continuous surface with the surface made of rubber or plastic material. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090090031 | Anti-slip footwear - A moisture repellant tread is provided for a positive displacement of moisture to secure the traction in the bottom of a shoe. The tread comprises a base plate and multiple short bundles of absorbent fibers. The base plate has a top surface locally bonded to the outsole with a lateral clearance between the base plate and outsole about the bonded areas, a bottom surface for contacting a floor and multiple closely arranged recesses open to the bottom surface and communicating through smaller openings formed at the top surfaces concentrically of the recesses. The fiber bundles are partially implanted in the recesses for displacing water absorbed from the floor upon contact through the openings at the top surfaces to the lateral clearance whereby the tread secures an increased traction as a wearer steps on the tread through the shoe even on a film of moisture. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100175280 | FOOTWEAR ASSEMBLIES WITH REMOVABLE ENHANCED TRACTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Footwear assemblies including removable enhanced traction devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a footwear assembly includes a footwear product with an outsole that removably receives a traction enhancing device. The outsole includes a tread pattern having a plurality of channels corresponding to portions of the traction device. The traction device includes multiple webs or straps that carry studs or other types of protrusions for improved traction. When a user attaches the traction device to the footwear product, the channels in the outsole removably receive the corresponding webs, thereby positioning the protrusions to extend away from the outsole. The outsole can also include one or more channels extending around one or more peripheral portions of the footwear product (e.g., around the side, back and/or front) to receive corresponding portions of the traction device and retain the traction device on the footwear product. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100257755 | Article Of Footwear With Circular Tread Pattern - An article of footwear is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an outsole with a circular tread pattern. The circular tread pattern provides sufficient traction in all directions but also allows the wearer to pivot about a pivot portion. The circular tread pattern is generally large, and in some cases, the first and smallest circular tread extends less than 360 degrees. The pivot portion can include a slot that aids in flexibility. The outsole can also include a different tread pattern for the heel portion, or the circular tread pattern may also extend into the heel portion. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120066939 | Crampon | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120110876 | Outsole Tread Pattern - A footwear sole includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface includes a plurality of tread members formed thereon. The tread members include a plurality of projections or lugs of various sizes and shapes which are grouped together into specific patterns. The material from which the projections are formed increases the shoe sole's ability to resist slipping on floor surfaces which are covered with oil, water, soap, etc. The shape and pattern of the projections or lugs enable them to resist flexing and disengaging the floor surface. This increases the footwear sole's ability to resist slipping. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120255206 | WADING BOOT SOLE - A wading boot sole in accordance with the present invention is designed like the top of a rock, allowing a person to use metal cleats recessed in the boot so as to avoid walking on the metal when walking from different fishing spots. An inner sole holds the boot together and acts as a mounting surface for the cleat base of the cleats in addition to providing a solid base for the boot. Gussets improve the strength of the cleat assembly. An outer bottom rim sole acts as the walking surface when not in the water, providing a smooth ride without sacrificing traction. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130000158 | Wear-Resistant Outsole - An article of footwear may have an outsole with multiple contact zones. Each of those contact zones may include perimeter regions formed from a harder elastomeric material and traction elements formed from a softer elastomeric material. The traction elements within a particular contact zone may be generally planar in shape and aligned in parallel along on orientation direction for that contact zone. When undeformed, the traction elements in a contact zone may extend outward from the outsole beyond the perimeter regions of that same contact zone. In response to a shear force resulting from activity of a shoe wearer, the traction elements may be deformable so as to rest within a volume formed by the perimeter regions. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130000159 | Article of Footwear with a Stretchable Upper and an Articulated Sole Structure - An article of footwear is disclosed that includes at least one of a stretchable upper and an articulated sole structure. The upper may include an exterior layer and an interior layer. The exterior layer forms at least a portion of an exterior of the upper, and the exterior layer includes a plurality of incisions that extend through the exterior layer. The interior layer is located adjacent an inner surface of the exterior layer, and the interior layer is exposed through the incisions. The sole structure may include a connecting portion and a plurality of discrete sole elements. The connecting portion is positioned adjacent the upper and may extend along a longitudinal length of the upper. The sole elements extend from the connecting portion, and the sole elements are separated by a plurality of sipes that extend upward into the sole structure. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130042504 | Antiskid-Style Sole - An antiskid-style sole includes a sole body ( | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130091740 | Footwear Sole - A shoe sole having a bottom surface with a plurality of stud clusters extending therefrom is provided, each stud cluster comprising at least two studs connected via one or more connection elements, wherein, to optimise the manner in which the stud clusters deal with forces applied to them during ground contact, each stud cluster is oriented in accordance with a predetermined direction of gross shear motion of the stud cluster and each stud cluster is dimensioned in accordance with the distribution of forces applied to the sole during ground contact. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20150335095 | NON-SLIP SOLE STRUCTURE OF FISHING SHOES - A non-slip sole structure of fishing shoes contains a sole, a profile of which corresponds to that of a bottom end of a body. The body includes two groups of hooks one piece arranged on a forefoot position thereof and a heel portion of the bottom end thereof, the sole includes a slot defined on a middle section thereof to space apart two group of hooks. Each hook has two extending sections extending outward from a bottom end thereof, and a length of the slot is greater than a size of each hook, such that after the sole is retained and glued with the bottom end of the body, a gap forms between the slot and the two groups of hooks. The sole also includes plural V-shaped cutouts arranged on a forefoot position thereof and a heel portion thereof to correspond to and retain with the two groups of hooks. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150342299 | Anti-Slip Safety Device - The present invention relates to an anti-slip safety device, which is a structural design for providing anti-slip safety for a rubber/plastic surface layer, particularly a snow shoe and a tire, to provide an effect of anti-slip ground-engaging for use safety, and which generally includes anti-slip elements made of a stiff material or a metal, arranged in a spaced manner along a longitudinal axis by being deposited in spacing troughs formed in an arrangement of slip-resistant embossed patterns provided on a sole undersurface or a tire tread and integrally molded with a molding rubber/plastic material in such a way to form raised edge faces that are slightly outward projecting portions having a height substantially flush with the embossed patterns, whereby for walking on a snowed and iced surface, the stiff raised edge faces may successively bite into the snowed and iced surface to achieve an effect of anti-slip safety for use. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160051003 | GOLF SHOE OUTSOLE - A golf shoe outsole comprises a thin, flexible base layer having many discrete platforms projecting downwardly from the base layer for providing traction elements. The platforms are separated by channels and open regions to allow the discrete platforms to readily flex relative to one another about the thin base layer, providing enhanced flexibility to the outsole and improved traction performance during a dynamic act such as a golf swing. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160051011 | Footwear With Elongated Cleats - A sole for an article of footwear having elongated cleats is provided. The elongated cleats extend toward the toe end of the sole and toward the heel end of the sole such that the heel-ward end of each of the elongated cleats is closer to the midline than each corresponding toe-ward end of the elongated cleats. The configuration and position of the elongated cleats can provide increased lateral and forward stability for a wearer's feet. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160135541 | Sole Arrangement With Ground-Engaging Member Support Features - The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may extend horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a region of the sole component adjacent to a gap in the sole component. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160174659 | TREAD PATTERN COMBINATION FOR NON-SLIP SHOES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160374430 | Shaped Support Features For Footwear Ground-Engaging Members - An article of footwear including a sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The ground engaging member may include a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the lower portion being made of a different material than the upper portion. The distance that the elongate support member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate is less than the distance that the ground engaging member extends downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160374434 | Support Features For Footwear Ground Engaging Members - An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole structure may include a sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the first ground engaging member having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. In addition, the sole structure may also include a tapered support structure having a substantially pyramidal shape and extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and partially surrounding the first ground engaging member such that a portion of the first ground engaging member is exposed between edges of the tapered support structure. Also, the tapered support structure may extend downward from the baseplate less than the first ground engaging member. | 12-29-2016 |
