Ice grip shoe accessory

Abstract

An ice grip accessory for a shoe having a toe portion, a high heel and a sole has joined forward and rear portions. The forward portion has a toe box for engaging a toe portion of the shoe and a pad oriented upon a bottom surface of the shoe sole, the pad supporting a plurality of depending ice grip studs. The rear portion has a heel box for engaging at least a portion of the top lift of the shoe heel, the heel box supporting a heel pad oriented upon a bottom surface of the heel, the heel pad supporting a depending ice grip stud. The forward and rear portions are joined by a strap extending between and connecting the forward portion pad and the heel box, the strap including an upwardly extending portion surrounding an upper portion of the shoe counter. The straps may be length adjustable to allow the accessory to be accommodated of a variety of differently-sized shoes.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An ice grip accessory for a shoe having a toe portion, a high heel and a sole, comprising;
 a forward portion having a toe box for engaging a toe portion of the shoe and a pad oriented upon a bottom surface of the shoe sole, the pad supporting a plurality of depending ice grip studs;   a rear portion having a heel box for engaging at least a portion of the top lift of the shoe heel, the heel box supporting a heel pad oriented upon a bottom surface of the heel, the heel pad supporting a depending ice grip stud; and   a strap extending between and connecting the forward portion's pad and the heel box, the strap including an upwardly extending portion surrounding an upper portion of the shoe counter.   
     
     
         2 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the heel box comprises at least one strap surrounding at least a portion of the heel and a plurality of vertical straps supporting the heel pad. 
     
     
         3 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one strap fully surrounds the heel and the vertical straps are at least four in number. 
     
     
         4 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one strap is a single strap partially surrounding the heel and supports the vertical straps. 
     
     
         5 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1  further including a length-adjusting clasp for at least one of the straps connecting the pad and the heel box and the upwardly extending portion of the strap. 
     
     
         6 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 5  wherein the clasp comprises a pair of rings each mounted to an opposed overlapping end portion of a strap to be adjusted and frictionally engaging the opposed overlapping end portion. 
     
     
         7 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1  wherein the shoe is a block heel or a court heel shoe, the strap dividing into the upwardly extending portion and a further portion extending along a front surface of the heel to the heel box. 
     
     
         8 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1  wherein the shoe is a wedge heel shoe, the strap further including a portion extending from the upwardly extending portion around the heel and comprises a portion of the heel box. 
     
     
         9 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1  wherein the pad of the forward portion is of a solid construction having traction elements of varying depths, and includes bores in which the ice grip studs are mounted. 
     
     
         10 . The ice grip accessory of  claim 1  wherein the upwardly extending portion of the strap includes a bifurcated portion at the rear of the shoe heel.