Universal Antislip Claw for Footwear

Abstract

Accidental falls are one of the principal causes of disability. The present invention relates generally to a device that may be fit in footwear to prevent injuries caused by slippery terrain. The device is provided with retractable spikes which penetrate the ice or slippery surface like a claw. The device also has an excenter system which allows adjustment of the spikes between two positions.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]In the hierarchical scale of needs, after satisfying his primary needs, such as, above all, physiological needs (food, water, sex), man feels the need for security (*): that is to say, the necessity to be protected from illness, injury, and, more generally, from unexpected events which restrict his own physical integrity. (*) A. H. Marlow—Motivations and Personality—New York Harper & Rowe 1954[0002]The dangers which threaten his personal safety, are often connected to slippery, uneven unexpected terrain, to be found at any latitude: in the mountains, on the plain, in the town or in the country.[0003]Such dangers affect the entire civil population of the world, without distinction of age, sex and behavioural habits.[0004]With reference to the World Healt Oranisation's—Report of 2001, on which we based our research, the causes of disability through falls in people aged (15 to 44) inclusive are in third place after Hiv / Aids and ischeamic cardiac disease (**). (**) ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]“Universal Antislip Claw for Footwear” (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 5) is a universal device designed to be fitted in all types of shoes at the time of industrial manufacture and designed to provide safe conditions to people who have to walk on slippery terrain.

[0013]It is constructed out of stainless steel, protected from water infiltration, easy to use, requiring no maintenance and it can carry weights many times greater than that of an average person.

[0014]It can be activated easily by hand at any time, even by a child or an old person, without the help of any external device.

[0019]C)—the special “Circular groove (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 6) construction ensures smooth operation and the ability to position “Claw” anywhere in the heel, without impeding the optional operational angle of the rod on the terrain.

[0024]The use of the circular groove piston also allows “Claw” to be positioned anywhere in the sole, without affecting the optimal operational angle of the rod on the terrain.

Problems solved by technology

While we have come across a variety of device designed to be mainly on heavy boots fo use in icy and snowy conditions, up till now we have not yet come across any universal accident-prevention systems which can be used reliably in all dangerous situations including asphalt pavements as well as risky terrain in the countryside and can be built into any type of footwear.

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