Removable Footwear Traction Device with Segmented Band
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional footwear often lacks adequate traction on slippery surfaces, leading to potential injuries, and existing solutions are not adaptable to various conditions or wearer preferences.
Innovation Solution
A removable traction device with an outer peripheral band, a traction area, and resilient connecting strands, optionally enhanced with wire traction members, designed to fit over conventional shoes, providing improved grip through a flexible and adaptable design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional footwear is used, then the footwear is simple and economical, but adequate traction on slippery surfaces is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The traction device is segmented into separate components: a peripheral band that fits around the footwear and a removable traction member with ground-engaging elements. This allows the traction function to be added without redesigning the entire footwear structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The traction device acts as an intermediary between the conventional footwear and the slippery surface. It interfaces with both the shoe and the ground, providing the necessary traction without requiring the footwear itself to be modified.
2Reliability
If fixed traction devices are used, then traction is improved, but adaptability to different surface conditions and wearer preferences is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The traction member is designed to be removable and replaceable, allowing the device to adapt dynamically to different surface conditions. Users can change the traction member based on whether they are walking on ice, snow, or dry ground, providing versatility while maintaining reliable traction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If removable traction members are used, then adaptability to different conditions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral band serves multiple functions: it fits around the footwear, provides structural support, and acts as the mounting mechanism for the removable traction member. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device enhances traction on slick surfaces, preventing injuries by adapting to different footwear and surface conditions, offering user-friendly and economical solutions for improved safety.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of resilient connecting strands extending between said traction area and said outer peripheral band
Data Source
AI summary
A removable traction device for wearing over an article of footwear includes an outer peripheral band; a traction area defined within the outer peripheral band and including a removable traction member; and a plurality of resilient connecting strands extending between the traction area and the outer peripheral band. The traction area includes an exterior ground engaging surface and an interior surface opposite thereto and the interior surface includes a peripheral flange defining a traction member receiving pocket, such that the removable traction member is insertable into and removable from the traction member receiving pocket.