Patent ID: 8539698

Claim:
A footwear traction device that provides multiple slip recovery opportunities, comprising in combination: a shoe having an outsole with a bottom surface between a front end and a rear end adapted to contact a walking surface, and a heel located behind the rear end of the outsole, the heel having a bottom surface adapted to contact the walking surface, and a beveled surface formed on an outer most part of the heel, said beveled surface is specifically designed to not contact the walking surface until a person walking on the walking surface begins to slip; a layered composition only on the beveled surface of the heel, the layered composition having micro-shapes in a layered configuration, consisting of: a first layer of a smooth base adhesive material, a second layer of a plurality of microscopic particles with sharp tips and pointed shapes having a hardness between approximately 9 and approximately 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, embedded in the first adhesive layer, and a third layer of an epoxy resin coating covering the plurality of microscopic particles and the first layer of the smooth base adhesive material, wherein the epoxy resin leaves sharp tips and pointed shapes of the microscopic material exposed for microscopic piercing of a walking surface; and the first adhesive layer for allowing the layered composition with micro-shapes to directly attach only to the beveled surface on the heel of the shoe, wherein the beveled surface on the heel and its attached composition in combination does not contact the walking surface until the a person walking on the walking surface begins to slip.