Eric Bell

59210052, Jul 13, 1999

Apr 7, 1998

9/056013

Michael Bell - Rydal PA
Jonathan Marc Bell - Maple Glen PA
Eric P. Bell - Philadelphia PA

A43B 2328
A43B 310

36 59R

A footwear attachment device for releasable mounting on primary footwear, e. g. , a boot or shoe, to provide enhanced traction. The primary footwear has an upper including a toe portion and a heel portion, a sole including a fore-foot portion and a heel portion. The attachment device comprising an integral member having a mounting ring and plural stretchable connecting webs, extending between respective portions of the ring. The attachment device also includes a forefoot pad assembly and a heel pad assembly. Each pad assembly includes a generally planar base pad and a generally planar a cover pad. Each base pad includes a recess for receipt of a respective one of the connecting webs. Each cover pad is arranged to be secured over an associated base pad with the connecting web interposed therebetween and stretchable in the recess. Each base pad includes a ground engaging surface.

61549827, Dec 5, 2000

Aug 20, 1999

9/378251

Michael Bell - Rydal PA
Jonathan Marc Bell - Maple Glen PA
Eric P. Bell - Philadelphia PA

A43B 316

36 76

A footwear attachment device for releasable mounting on primary footwear, e. g. , a boot or shoe, to provide enhanced traction. The primary footwear has an upper including a toe portion and a heel portion, a sole including a fore-foot portion and a heel portion. The attachment device comprising an integral member having been formed of an elastic material and having an upper portion and a sole portion. The sole portion is a generally planar member having a forefoot section, a heel section and a longitudinal axis extending therealong. The upper portion includes a toe-box section and a heel counter section. The toe box section is formed of at least one strip of elastic material and is secured to the forefoot portion of the sole to receive the toe portion of the primary footwear. The heel counter section is arranged to receive the heel portion of the primary footwear and includes a rear strip formed of elastic material mounted to normally extend upward at approximately a ninety degree angle to the plane of the heel section at the rear end thereof and a pair of side strips which extend upward from the heel portion on lateral sides thereof and which merge with the rear strip. A pair of tabs are located on the side strips to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the device on the primary footwear.

59668407, Oct 19, 1999

Mar 3, 1998

9/033573

Michael Bell - Rydal PA
Jonathan Marc Bell - Maple Glen PA
Eric P. Bell - Philadelphia PA

A43B 310

36 76

A footwear attachment device for releasable mounting on primary footwear, e. g. , a boot or shoe, to provide enhanced traction. The primary footwear has an upper including a toe portion and a heel portion, a sole including a fore-foot portion and a heel portion. The attachment device comprising an integral member having a mounting ring, a forefoot-sole engaging portion, a heel-sole engaging portion, and plural connecting webs. The attachment device is preferably molded of a resilient material. The forefoot-sole engaging portion and the heel-sole engaging portion of the device are each a generally planar member mounted within the bounds of the ring by the connecting webs. The ring is stretchable to enable it to encircle the upper of the primary footwear to releasably mount it, so that its forefoot-sole engaging portion is engagement with the forefoot portion of the sole of the primary footwear, and its heel-sole engaging portion is in engagement with the heel portion of that sole. The forefoot-sole portion and the heel-sole portion of the attachment device each have a ground engaging surface, e. g. , a multitude of organized or disorganized fibers, plural ridges, grooves, cleats or combinations thereof, for providing a desired type of traction.