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1. A removable stud assembly configured for use with footwear, the assembly comprising:
a stud at least partially formed from a resilient deformable material and having first and second mounting means; and engagement means adapted to be located on a sole of the footwear, the engagement means having a base portion configured for attachment to the sole of the footwear and first and second retention means configured to respectively engage the first and second mounting means of the stud, wherein the first mounting means comprises an aperture and at least two inwardly extending projections that partially extend around a peripheral edge of the aperture; the second mounting means comprises one or more leg members; the first retention means comprises a projection extending from the base portion with an end portion configured to be received in the aperture of the first mounting means and engage with the at least two inwardly extending projections; and the second retention means comprises one or more collared portions, each of said one or more collared portions comprises an elongate member extending outwardly from the base portion and extending partially around a portion of a periphery of the projection of the first retention means to define a first portion of the periphery, wherein one or more gap regions are defined between adjacent said collared portions or between the first portion and a remainder of the periphery of the projection of the first retention means, each of said one or more gap regions being configured to receive and engage with a leg member of said one or more leg members of the second mounting means, wherein to engage of the stud with the engagement means, the end portion of the projection of the first retention means is configured to be aligned and inserted into the aperture of the first mounting means and the one or more leg members of the second mounting means are configured to be temporarily deformable to allow the stud to be rotatable relative to the engagement means to securely engage the first and second mounting means of the stud with the first and second retention means of the engagement means, respectively, and wherein, when the stud is engaged with the engagement means, the one or more leg members of the second mounting means are configured to be temporarily deformable to disengage the second retention means from the second mounting means, and allow the stud to be rotatable relative to the engagement means to disengage the first mounting means of the stud from the first retention means of the engagement means. |
