Patent ID: 6055748
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
A traction enhancing system, comprising:a plurality of flexible traction strips each having a pair of opposite surfaces, and an outer periphery;each of said traction strips having an adhesive on a first of said faces of the respective traction strip;each of said traction strips having a roughened surface on a second of said faces of the respective traction strip, said roughened surfaces of said traction strips frictionally enhancing contact between said second faces of said traction strips and a surface in contact with said second face of said traction strips;each of said traction strips having a flexible backing adhesively coupled to said adhesive on said first face of the respective traction strip, said flexible backing each being substantially coextensive with the associated first face of the respective traction strip, said flexible backings being detachable by peeling from the associated first face of the respective traction strip; andwherein the outer periphery of each of said traction strips is generally rectangular in shape and comprising a pair of generally straight and substantially parallel end edges and a pair of generally straight and substantially parallel side edges extending substantially perpendicular to said end edges, a corner edge positioned between each of the side edges and one of the end edges to form a corner, said corner edges each having an arcuate shape between said side and end edges to form a radius corner profile for resisting peeling of the traction strip from a sole of a shoe when the sole contacts a ground surface.