Kicking shoe attachment for propelling kick scooters and the like

Abstract

A kicking shoe attachment for use by the rider of a kick scooter or the like having an elongated body with a flat upper surface with a skid resistant upper sole thereupon, and an opposing curvilinear lower surface with a wear resistant lower sole disposed thereupon. The elongated body may be split apart horizontally and two or more springs may be placed between the upper and lower body portions. Alternately, a block of a resilient material may be substituted for the springs. An opening may be placed in the upper surface of the elongated body to receive the protruding heel of typically a woman's heeled shoe or boot. A harness or quick-release safety binding is provided to retain a riders foot to the kicking shoe attachment. A tether may be provided for securing the kicking shoe attachment when not in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is presented in the subsequently appended claims. 
     
         1 . A kicking shoe attachment, comprising:
 an elongated main body having a substantially flat upper surface, a spaced apart curvilinear lower surface, said curvilinear surface forming a smooth convex curve, and a height;   an upper sole covering substantially the entirety of said substantially flat upper surface;   a lower sole covering substantially the entirety of said curvilinear lower surface;   means for adjustably securing at least a toe region of footwear of a user of said kicking shoe attachment to said upper sole; and   a heel cup configured for locating and retaining a heel portion of said footwear of a user of said kicking shoe attachment, said heel cup being slidably attached to said upper sole, and moveable along a major axis of said upper sole.   
     
     
         2 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an opening in said upper sole proximate said means for locating a heel coincident with an opening in said upper surface of said elongated main body, said openings accessing a heel-receiving hollow in said elongated main body.   
     
     
         3 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 2  wherein said opening in said upper surface of said elongated main body is relocatable along a major axis of said upper sole. 
     
     
         4 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 3  wherein said heel receiving hollow has a shape chosen from the group: an inverted, substantially frustoconical shape, and an elongated slot. 
     
     
         5 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said elongated main body portion comprises a solid main body portion. 
     
     
         6 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said solid main body portion comprises a plurality of through holes from side to side disposed in a pattern selected from the group: a regular pattern and a random pattern. 
     
     
         7 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said solid main body portion comprises a horizontally laminated main body portion. 
     
     
         8 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said main body portion comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion separated horizontally in a plane substantially parallel to said upper surface, said upper body portion and said lower body portion being spaced apart in a vertical dimension. 
     
     
         9 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said spaced apart upper body portion and said lower portion are joined by at least two springs, each having a respective end attached to a lower surface of said upper body portion and to an upper surface of said lower body portion. 
     
     
         10 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said at least two springs comprise at least one selected from the group: coil springs, leaf springs, and other forms of spring. 
     
     
         11 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said spaced apart upper body portion and said lower portion are joined by at least one piece of a resilient material, said at least one piece of resilient having an upper surface attached to a lower surface of said upper body portion and an lower surface attached to an upper surface of said lower body portion. 
     
     
         12 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said upper sole comprises at least one selected from the group: natural rubber, artificial rubber, and a polymeric elastomer. 
     
     
         13 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said lower sole comprises a wear resistant material. 
     
     
         14 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said lower sole is removably attached to said curvilinear lower surface to facilitate its replacement. 
     
     
         15 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said means for securing at least a toe region of footwear of a user of said kicking shoe attachment to said upper sole comprises one selected from the group: an adjustable harness attached to said upper surface of said body portion; and a quick-release safety binding device. 
     
     
         16 . The kicking shoe attachment as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tether attached to said elongated body and adapted and configured for securely attaching said kicking shoe attachment to an environmental structure when not in use.