Traction device for footwear

A removable traction device for wearing over an article of footwear, said traction device comprising:

• an outer peripheral band;
• a traction area defined within said outer peripheral band, said traction area including an exterior ground engaging surface and a footwear engaging surface opposite thereto;
• a removable traction member having an outer perimeter, said traction member comprising a traction plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, at least one traction element projecting from said first surface of said traction plate;
• a plurality of resilient connecting strands extending between said traction area and said outer peripheral band;
• and
• a traction member receiving pocket configured to receive the outer perimeter of said removable traction member within said pocket, said removable traction member thus being insertable into and removable from said traction member receiving pocket of said traction device;
• wherein said traction member receiving pocket comprises a flange extending from the footwear engaging surface and overlapping a portion of the traction area, said flange overlapping a portion of the second surface of said traction member when said traction member is disposed within the traction member receiving pocket.