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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Merrick Jones, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Merrick Jones, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Implus Footcare, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/16 (2006.01); A43C 15/00 (2006.01); A43C 15/10 (2006.01); A43B 5/18 (2006.01); A43C 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/18 (2013.01); A43C 15/10 (2013.01); A43C 15/063 (2013.01); A43C 15/066 (2013.01); A43C 15/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A removable traction device for wearing over an article of footwear includes an outer peripheral band; a traction area defined within the outer peripheral band and including a removable traction member; and a plurality of resilient connecting strands extending between the traction area and the outer peripheral band. The traction area includes an exterior ground engaging surface and an interior surface opposite thereto and the interior surface includes a peripheral flange defining a traction member receiving pocket, such that the removable traction member is insertable into and removable from the traction member receiving pocket.