Footwear Traction Devices and Systems and Mechanisms for Making Durable Connections to Soft Body Materials
AssigneeKahtoola, Inc.
InventorChristopher Bunch
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward a device that can be worn over footwear to provide traction, such as on slick or slippery surfaces, in snow, or on ice. Described embodiments include footwear accessory devices comprising at least one cleat that provides traction but does not add significantly to the profile of the footwear during use. The present disclosure is also directed toward to connecting bodies that can be used to couple objects to a stretchy material.
Claims21
1-58. (canceled)
A footwear securing member comprising a section of a first material, the section having at least atop surface and a bottom surface, the footwear securing member comprising
- at least one connecting body of a second material, the connecting body comprising
- a hub being configured to connect to an object, the hub having a proximal end and a distal end, the hub extending at least partially between the top surface and the bottom surface and
- a flange radially projecting from the hub,
- the flange being encapsulated by and bonded with the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.