Fishing and hiking boot with recessed cleats

摘要

A boot sole adapted for attachment of a bottom and lower sides of a fishing or hiking boot. The boot sole includes a recessed cavity for receiving one or more cleats therein. The cleats are used for engaging rough and irregular surfaces. The cleats are attached to an inner sole. The inner sole is attached to a bottom of the boot using heating bonding or an adhesive. Disposed around the recessed cavity is a downwardly extending sole ring. The sole ring includes a flat surface for engaging a smooth ground or floor surface.

主权项

1. A boot sole adapted for attachment of a bottom and lower sides of a fishing or hiking boot, the boot sole comprising:
a boot sole body adapted for bonding to a bottom of the boot, the boot sole body having a recessed cavity therein; at least one cleat with cleat teeth, the cleat teeth adapted for engaging rocky and irregular surfaces, the cleat received and held in a fixed and non-movable position in the recessed cavity; an inner sole adapted for bonding to the bottom of the boot, the cleat attached to a portion of the inner sole; and a sole ring in the boot sole body and disposed around the perimeter of the recessed cavity, the sole ring having a flat surface for engaging a smooth ground or floor surface, the bottom of the cleat teeth recessed a distance “X” in a range of 1/64 to ½ inches and greater above the flat surface of the sole ring to prevent damage to a flat floor surface when walked on.