Patent ID: 6311415
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A replaceable bowling shoe tip for a bowling shoe, the tip having:a peripheral margin substantially equal to a peripheral margin of a selectable traction area of a shoe sole mounted to a shoe upper, the selectable traction area limited and defined by a permanent sole area covering the shoe sole other than the selectable traction area, the tip designed and adapted to cover and conform to at least a portion of the adjacent shoe upper, the tip having a pre-determined coefficient of friction traction exterior;the tip having means for removably securing to the selectable traction area and to at least a portion of the adjacent shoe upper; andwhereby the tip is interchangeable on the shoe with a tip of a different pre-determined coefficient of friction to provide a coefficient of friction to the selectable traction area according to surface conditions and an individual bowler's preference.