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.
Claims10
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A footwear securing member comprising a section of a first material, the section having at least a top 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 the first material with an interface between the flange and the first material and
- wherein the first material and the second material are polymeric, and wherein the interface consists of the first material fused to the second material.
A footwear traction device comprising
- at least one traction member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a periphery, the traction member comprising at least one layered section having at least a bottom layer comprised of a first material and an adjacent layer disposed above the bottom layer comprised of a second material, wherein the first material is softer than the second material and
- at least one first cleat comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein at least a portion of said second portion extends outward from the bottom surface,
- characterized in that said first portion of the cleat is at least partially embedded within the bottom layer and the first material occupies the space between the first portion of the at least one first cleat and the adjacent layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.