Heel traction device

A heel traction device for attachment to a heel of a shoe or a boot, the heel traction device comprising:

• a traction platform formed of a flexible rubber material, the traction platform having a first face for contacting a ground surface and a second face for attachment to the heel of the shoe or boot, the traction platform defining a plurality of openings formed therethrough configured to receive a traction element in each of said plurality of openings;
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• a support band connected to the traction platform for securing the traction platform to the shoe or the boot, the support band having a rear portion for attachment to a rear portion of the shoe or the boot and two opposing side portions for attachment to side portions of the shoe or the boot, each of said side portions defining a slot formed therethrough for receiving a strap, the support band further including two opposing web members connecting the support band to the traction platform, wherein each of the two opposing web members are spaced from, and located centrally between, a front end of the traction platform and a rear end of the traction platform, and each of the two opposing web members have a width sufficient to maintain the orientation of the traction platform relative to the rear portion of the support band and to the shoe or the boot.