Patent ID: 8510974

Claim:
A removable footwear traction plate for attaching to footwear having first and second receptacles, the traction plate comprising: a. a traction flange including opposing upper and lower faces and including on the lower face at least one traction protrusion for providing friction with the ground; b. first shoe-coupling means for removably attaching the traction flange to the first receptacle by a rotation, wherein the rotation is not more than 360 degrees, c. second shoe-coupling means for removably attaching the traction flange to the second receptacle by a rotation, wherein the rotation is not more than 360 degrees, and wherein each of the first and second shoe-coupling means is captively attached to the traction flange such that the flange retains each of the first and second shoe-coupling means when the first and second shoe-coupling means are detached from the shoe and the flange is rotated about any axis.