Patent ID: 11918083
Assignee: KAHTOOLA, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 25:
26. A footwear securing member comprising a section of a first material, the section having at least a top surface and a bottom surface, the footwear securing member comprising
at least one connecting body of a second material, the connecting body comprising
a hub being configured to connect to an object, the hub having a proximal end and a distal end, the hub extending at least partially between the top surface and the bottom surface of the section of the first material and
a flange radially projecting from the hub,
the flange being encapsulated by the first material forming a fused interface between the flange and the first material and
wherein the first material and the second material are polymeric and wherein no adhesive agent other than the first material and the second material is used at the interface,
wherein the hardness of the first material is in the range of Shore A 25 to 65, and
wherein the hardness of the second material is at least Shore A 70 or harder.