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US 2003/0226281 A1Published application
Detachable noise reduction and traction enhancing element for footwear
OwnerL. Wayne Carltoninventor
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Abstract
An appliance for modifying the traction and noise generating characteristics of footwear, including a traction element, typically constructed of felt material, and an attachment system adapted to anchor the traction element to the bottom surface of footwear to restrain the traction element from longitudinal and transverse movement with respect to the footwear.
Claims20
An appliance for modifying the traction characteristics of footwear, comprising
- a traction element constructed of felt material;
- and
- an attachment system adapted releasably to anchor said traction element to the bottom surface of said footwear, said system being constructed and arranged to restrain said traction element from transverse movement with respect to said bottom surface.
A noise modifying element, for use in conjunction with footwear having a sole, comprising:
- a traction element constructed of a material that is softer, on an applicable hardness scale, compared to material forming said sole;
- and
- an attachment system comprising a plurality of straps adapted releasably to anchor said traction element against undue movement with respect to said sole.
In a waterproof boot having a sole, the improvement comprising:
- a removable, traction-modifying oversole operably associable with said sole to resist transverse motion of said oversole relative to said sole.
The improvement of 15, wherein:
- said strap system comprises:
- a forward harness system arranged to hold a toe portion of said boot;
- and
- a rear harness system arranged to hold a rear portion of said boot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.