Footwear for grinding
First Claim
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1. Grind plate assembly for mounting to a high coefficient of friction sole of a shoe to grind over an elongated rail or the like, including:
- a backing plate to be embedded in said sole and including a first fastener element; and
a grind plate device to be carried from said backing plate and having a low coefficient of friction grind element formed with a downwardly facing grind surface for engaging and sliding along said rail and including a second fastener element to be aligned with said first fastener element.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear incorporating one or more sliding elements are described. Such articles include shoes, sandals, boots, and appliances for attachment to any or all of the foregoing. In addition to serving the traditional functions of footwear lacking such sliding elements, such footwear can be used for recreational "grinding," or sliding across hard surfaces having edges, corners, etc.
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28 Claims
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1. Grind plate assembly for mounting to a high coefficient of friction sole of a shoe to grind over an elongated rail or the like, including:
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a backing plate to be embedded in said sole and including a first fastener element; and a grind plate device to be carried from said backing plate and having a low coefficient of friction grind element formed with a downwardly facing grind surface for engaging and sliding along said rail and including a second fastener element to be aligned with said first fastener element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Grind shoe apparatus comprising:
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a shoe including a sole having a downwardly facing plate mounting surface; a plate device mounted with its top side engaging said mounting surface and including a grind element having a downwardly facing exposed grind surface, said grind element being moveable relative to said shoe. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Shoe apparatus for translation along a rail and comprising:
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a shoe including a sole formed with a downwardly facing high coefficient or friction surface configured centrally with a downwardly opening recess of a predetermined shape and including shoe fastener bores; a plate configured to be complementally received in said recess, including a plurality of downwardly opening cavities spaced thereabout and formed with fastener bores aligned with said shoe fastener bores; and low friction elements in said downwardly opening cavities and projecting downwardly from said plate to engage said rail. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A shoe grind plate including:
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a saddle shaped plate body raised centrally to form a laterally projecting, downwardly facing trough; and a plurality of low friction elements mounted in said trough and projecting downwardly from said plate body to define respective downwardly facing support surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. Shoe apparatus for translation along a rail and comprising:
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a shoe including a sole formed with a downwardly facing high coefficient of friction surface configured centrally with a downwardly opening recess of a predetermined shape and including shoe fastener bores; a rigid plate including a plate body formed with fastener bores, configured to be complementally received in said recess, and having at least one load bearing element formed with a downwardly facing load bearing surface having a low coefficient of friction for engaging and translating along said rail. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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