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US 4,484,398 AGranted
Spiked shoe protector
OwnerBoyd G. Goodwin, Carol A. Goodwininventors
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OwnerBoyd G. Goodwin, Carol A. Goodwininventors
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A protector for encasing at least a portion of the cleats or spikes normally provided on the sole of an athletic shoe, or the like, and comprising a substantially flat body portion adapted to be disposed adjacent the outer surface of the sole, the body portion being provided with a plurality of transversely extending, longitudinally spaced channels for encasing at least a portion of the cleats, the channels being provided with strengthened outer surfaces for engaging the surface of the underfoot terrain for supporting the cleats in spaced relation thereto, thus protecting the terrain from damage by engagement with the cleats, the body portion having gripping elements engagable with either the cleats or with complimentary gripping elements provided on the shoe for removably securing the protector to the shoe in a manner facilitating both the installation and removal of the protection therefrom.
A protector for a shoe having outwardly extending cleat means provided on the sole thereof, the protector comprising a substantially flat main body portion adapted for disposition adjacent the outer surface of the sole, a plurality of longitudinally spaced outwardly extending open ended channel means provided on the body portion and extending transversely thereacross, one longitudinal side of each channel means being open to the outer surface of the sole for encasing at least a portion of the cleats, and fastening means cooperating between the main body portion and the shoe for removably securing the protector to the shoe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.