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US 4,299,037 AGranted
Boot appliance for improved traction and wear protection
OwnerMichael J. Careyinventor
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Abstract
A boot appliance for improved traction for attachment to the sole of a boot includes a toe portion, a heel portion and a resilient middle portion for stretchably connecting the toe and heel portions. Both the toe and heel portions include stud tread designs on the bottom surfaces whereby to provide improved traction, cushion and wear prevention. The toe and heel portions also include toe and heel restraining straps, respectfully, for releaseably connecting the boot appliance for improved traction to the sole and heel of a boot.
Claims11
A boot appliance for attachment to a boot comprising:
- a toe portion formed to a shape of the boot toe and a heel portion formed to the shape of the boot heel connected to said toe portion by a resiliently stretchable middle portion formed of a flat necked member, a tread design formed of a plurality of protrusions provided at the bottom side of the toe portion and at the bottom side of the heel portion, and both said toe portion and said heel portion having a separate restraining strap, said toe restraining strap includes a toe connecting means extending upward from the forward edge of the top surface of the toe portion then bending inward at the upper edge thereof and a toe strap lip connected to the inwardly bent toe connecting means, said heel restraining strap including a heel connecting means extending upward from the rearward edge of the top surface of the heel portion then bending inward at the upper edge thereof and a heel strap lip connected to the inwardly bent heel connecting means, said toe restraining strap and said heel restraining strap suitable for engagement with the sole of the toe and the heel, respectively, of the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.