Footwear Integrated Strapless Spur System

Abstract

A strapless spur system having a retainer attached to a boot or other footwear, a detachable base with a spring loaded plunger for secure attachment and detachment of the base to the retainer on the footwear. A preferred embodiment includes a mechanism built into the base which releasably engages the spur. The mechanism may be a spring lock which engages a void on the retainer. The spur assembly may have an upward or downward configured spur and the spur assembly may be engaged to the footwear with any of a number of reciprocal mating configurations.

1 .- 20 . (canceled) 
   
   
       21 . A strapless spur system comprising:
 a retainer vertically fixed into an upper of an article of footwear;   a spur assembly comprising a spur connected to a base for attachment to said retainer; and   a spring biased plunger pin in said base for releasable engagement of said spur assembly to a void in said retainer;   wherein the base and retainer have a reciprocal cross sectional configuration for engagement to each other.   
   
   
       22 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 21  wherein said retainer is integrated into said upper during manufacture of the footwear. 
   
   
       23 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 21  wherein said configuration is a reciprocal T-shaped cross section between said base and said retainer. 
   
   
       24 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 21  wherein said spur is angled downward upon engagement with said base. 
   
   
       25 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 21  where said base and retainer have a reciprocal cross sectional configuration in the shape of a polygon for engagement to each other. 
   
   
       26 . A strapless spur system comprising:
 a retainer fixed into an upper of an article of footwear;   a spur assembly having a spur and a base for stable attachment to said retainer;   a spring biased plunger pin in said base for stable attachment of said base to said retainer;   said base and said retainer each having a reciprocal cross sectional configuration to engage each other; and   said plunger pin being adapted for stable engagement into a void in said retainer;   
   
   
       27 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 26  wherein said spur assembly engages said retainer in one of a plurality of voids on the retainer. 
   
   
       28 . A strapless spur system claimed in  claim 26  wherein said spur has a polygonal shaped mating end and said base has a reciprocal mating receptacle. 
   
   
       29 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 26  wherein said spur is angled downward upon engagement with said base. 
   
   
       30 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 26  wherein said retainer has an upper and lower void either of which is capable of engaging with said pin. 
   
   
       31 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 26  wherein said cross sectional configuration is T-shaped. 
   
   
       32 . A strapless spur system comprising:
 a retainer fixed into an upper of an article of footwear;   a spur assembly having a spur and a base for stable attachment to said retainer;   a spring biased plunger pin in said base for stable attachment of said base and to said retainer;   said base engages said retainer; and   said spur being adopted for stable engagement to said base.   
   
   
       33 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said spur assembly engages said retainer in a void on the retainer. 
   
   
       34 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said spur assembly engages said retainer in one of a plurality of voids on the retainer. 
   
   
       35 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said spur has a polygonal shaped mating end and said base has a reciprocal mating receptacle. 
   
   
       36 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said spur has a downward angle relative to said base upon engagement with said base. 
   
   
       37 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said retainer has an upper and lower void either of which is capable of engaging with said spring lock. 
   
   
       38 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein the base and retainer have a reciprocal cross sectional configuration for locking engagement to each other. 
   
   
       39 . A strapless spur system as claimed in  claim 32  wherein said spur has an upward angle relative to said base upon engagement with said base