Cleated outer sole
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1. A detachable outer sole for wearing over a footwear member having toe and heel portions, said outer-sole comprising:
- (1) a generally planar, flexible lower tread portion having corresponding toe and heel portions to said a footwear member;
(2) an elastically extensible, generally planar, upper footwear-contacting portion bonded to the upper surface of the lower tread portion, said upper footwear-contacting portion, having toe and heel regions; and
(3) attachment means, for attaching the outer sole to the lower surface of the aforesaid a footwear memberwherein the toe region of said upper footwear-contacting portion has been bonded to said lower tread portion while such toe region is in an elastically extended state to thereby cause the toe region of the tread portion to be curled upwards in the absence of a footwear member, and to press preferentially against the toe portion of the lower surface of said a footwear member when the outer sole is attached thereto.
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An outer-sole to be worn over footwear is characterized by having a curled forward or toe portion, and optionally heel portion as well, that holds the front portion of the outer-sole in contact with the footwear to which it is attached.
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1. A detachable outer sole for wearing over a footwear member having toe and heel portions, said outer-sole comprising:
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(1) a generally planar, flexible lower tread portion having corresponding toe and heel portions to said a footwear member; (2) an elastically extensible, generally planar, upper footwear-contacting portion bonded to the upper surface of the lower tread portion, said upper footwear-contacting portion, having toe and heel regions; and (3) attachment means, for attaching the outer sole to the lower surface of the aforesaid a footwear member wherein the toe region of said upper footwear-contacting portion has been bonded to said lower tread portion while such toe region is in an elastically extended state to thereby cause the toe region of the tread portion to be curled upwards in the absence of a footwear member, and to press preferentially against the toe portion of the lower surface of said a footwear member when the outer sole is attached thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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