ANTI-SLIP APPARATUS FOR FOOTWEAR Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A43C15/06 

FIELD: footwear.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to footwear manufacture, namely, to apparatus providing an anti-slip effect when moving on a slippery uneven surface, and is intended for casual footwear, mainly such wherein the sole is equipped with a cleat. Apparatus comprises an elastic plate containing a toe part, a heel part, elements for fastening on the footwear, and spikes pressed in the area of the toe and heel parts. A spike constitutes an integral part. The surface of a spike in contact with the sole is equipped with an element for engaging therewith in the form of a protrusion located in the central base of the spike and providing additional securing of the spike with the cleat. The surface of the same spike in contact with a slippery surface comprises an element in the form of a protrusion, improving the adhesion thereto and providing a piercing effect, or is made in the form of a recess forming a cutting edge providing a cutting effect on the slippery surface.

EFFECT: provided additional securing of the anti-slip apparatus in the area of the sole with the simultaneously provided additional traction with a slippery surface.

2 cl, 5 dwg