Sport shoe of the self-cleaning variety with a compressible cleaning structure

A self-cleaning sport shoe, comprising:

• a shoe bottom/outer sole having an outer sole surface;
• an upper shoe body attached to the shoe bottom/outer sole and configured with an opening for receiving a wearer's foot;
• a plurality of traction members attached to the shoe bottom/outer sole surface;
• said plurality of traction members being attached to the shoe bottom/outer sole by an attachment selected from the group consisting of a permanent non-removable fastening means and of a removable fastening means;
• at least one compressible cleaning structure made of compressible material;
• contacting at one end to the shoe bottom/outer sole surface;
• and
• at least one traction member of said plurality of traction members attached to said one end of the shoe bottom/outer sole surface;
• wherein said compressible cleaning structure, when fully expanded, surrounds said traction member, and wherein a most distal plantar surface of said compressible cleaning structure is selected from the group consisting of being slightly proximal, even with, or slightly distal to a most distal plantar surface of said traction member;
• wherein during intended use, the at least one compressible cleaning structure is pressed by some part of the wearer's weight against a surface, and compressed thereby;
• wherein said at least one compressible cleaning structure serves to lessen the impact of and disperse a force applied to the sports shoe when said sports shoe contacts a playing field surface, providing cushioning thereto, and ultimately comfort to the foot of the wearer of the sports shoe;
• wherein upon releasing the weight pressing the at least one compressible cleaning structure against the surface, the at least one compressible cleaning structure expands to its original shape;
• and
• wherein a cycle of compression and then expansion back to its original, non-compressed shape effects the cleaning of the said at least one traction member;
• thereby said self-cleaning is provided with the ability to ensure optimal traction, footing, safety and overall athletic performance for the wearer of the sports shoe with each and every step on a sports playing surface;
• and,
• said compressible material of said compressible cleaning structure, regardless of materials of construction, is of a lesser durometer relative to that of said traction member surrounded by said compressible cleaning structure;
• wherein the at least one compressible cleaning structure comprises a sleeve surrounding the traction members;
• wherein the shoe bottom/outer sole surface includes a concave reservoir and wherein an adjacent end of the sleeve of said compressible cleaning structure, of a removable or permanent type, is positioned within the concave reservoir;
• said concave reservoir located in at least one of said shoe bottom/outer sole, and/or being continuous with at least one of proximal layers of said self-cleaning sports shoe;
• said concave reservoir providing accommodatingly ample room in which said compressible cleaning structure and said traction member of a removable or permanent type, are located, with said compressible cleaning structure is fully compressed in a weight bearing mode with a relatively flat plantar surface of said shoe bottom/outer sole, thereby protecting said compressible cleaning structure when fully compressed in said concave reservoir from exposure to lateral and shearing forces encountered during wear;
• and,
• wherein said relatively flat plantar surface of said shoe bottom/outer sole allows for maximum exposure between said plantar surface and the most distal plantar surface of said traction member in the weight bearing mode.