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US 12,161,198 B2Granted
Crampon with embedded cleats
AssigneeHillsound Equipment Inc.
InventorChang Sun Kang
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Abstract
A crampon includes a crampon base for fitting to an underside of an item of footwear, such as a shoe or a boot. A harness extends from the crampon base and may be attached to the crampon base using rivets. The harness and the crampon base define a space for receiving the item of footwear. The crampon base comprises at least one cleat assembly with a cleat base embedded within the crampon base. One or more spikes extend from the cleat base.
Claims17
A crampon comprising:
- a crampon base for fitting to an underside of an item of footwear;
- and
- a harness extending from the crampon base and defining with the crampon base a space for receiving the item of footwear,
- wherein the crampon base comprises at least one cleat having:
- a cleat base embedded within the crampon base;
- and
- only two spikes extending from the cleat base,
- wherein the cleat base comprises a central portion and multiple arms extending from the central portion, wherein each of the two spikes extends from a respective end of one of the arms, and
- wherein each of the arms comprises an aperture formed therein and filled with an elastomer of the crampon base to improve the embedding of the cleat base within the crampon base.
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