Hiking shoes with anti-slip spikes

Abstract

A hiking shoe includes multiple anti-slip blocks formed to the bottom face of the outsole of the hiking shoe. The outsole includes a front section and a rear section, a portion of the anti-slip blocks of the front section and the rear section each have a spike received therein. Each spike has an end face with grooves defined therein. When the hiking shoe is under a stationary mode, the spikes do not protrude beyond the anti-slip blocks. When the hiking shoe is operated under an action mode, the end face of each of the spikes protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto so as to provide friction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hiking shoe comprising:
 a vamp and an outsole, the vamp located above a top of the outsole and connected along a periphery of the outsole, the outsole including a front section and a rear section, the outsole having multiple anti-slip blocks formed to the front section and the rear section of the outsole, the anti-slip blocks located at a distance from each other;   a portion of the anti-slip blocks of the front section and a portion of the anti-slip blocks of the rear section of the outsole each have a spike received therein, each spike having an end face that is formed on a first end thereof, the end face of each spike having grooves defined therein, and the hiking shoe being operated under a stationary mode and an action mode, when the hiking shoe is operated under the stationary mode, the front section and the rear section of the outsole are applied by an identical pressing force, and each of the spikes does not protrude beyond a distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto; when the hiking shoe is operated under the action mode, the front the outsole is operated by a forward action and a step-down action, the rear section is lifted when the forward action is operated and the front section is pressed downward, the end face of each of the spikes of the front section protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto; the front section is lifted when the step-down action is operated and the rear section is pressed downward, the end the of each of the spikes of the rear section protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the front section of the outsole includes a first area and a second area, a first bending line is defined between the first and second areas, the first area is located close to a front end of the outsole, the second area is located close to the rear section of the outsole, the anti-slip blocks of the front section with the spikes therein are located along the first bending line, the first bending line is formed when the forward action of the hiking shoe is operated, the first area is pressed downward and the second area is lifted, the end face of each of the spikes located along the first bending line protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto. 
     
     
         3 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the rear section of the outsole includes a third area and a fourth area, a second bending line is defined between the third and fourth areas, the fourth area is located close to a rear end of the outsole, the third area is located close to the front section of the outsole, the anti-slip blocks of the rear section with the spikes therein are located along the second bending line, the second bending line is formed when the step-down action of the hiking, shoe is operated, the fourth area is pressed downward and the third area is pressed downward following the fourth area is pressed downward, the end face of each of the spikes located along the second bending line protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto. 
     
     
         4 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the rear section of the outsole includes a third area and a fourth area, a second bending line is defined between the third and fourth areas, the fourth area is located close to a rear end of the outsole, the third area is located close to the second section of the outsole, the anti-slip blocks of the rear section with the spikes therein are located along the second bending line, the second bending line is formed when the step-down action of the hiking shoe is operated, the fourth area is pressed downward and the third area is pressed downward following the fourth area is pressed downward, the end face of each of the spikes located along the second bending line protrudes beyond the distal end of the anti-slip block corresponding thereto. 
     
     
         15 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the outsole includes a top face and a bottom face, the anti-slip blocks are formed to the bottom face of the outsole, the vamp is connected to the top face of the outsole, the vamp including an opening and a trim portion, the trim portion is located along a portion of the opening, the opening is configured to accept insertion of wearer's foot, the outsole includes multiple passages defined through the top face and the bottom face, the passages are respectively defined through the anti-slip blocks that have the spikes therein. 
     
     
         6 . The hiking shoe as claimed in claim.  5 , wherein each passage. includes a large-diameter area and a small-diameter area which communicates with the large-diameter area, the large-diameter area is recessed in the top face, a diameter of the large-diameter area is greater than. that of the small-diameter area, the small-diameter area is defined through. the bottom face, each spike includes a head and a shank which is formed to the head, the head of the spike is located within the large-diameter area. corresponding thereto, the shank of the spike is located within the small-diameter area corresponding thereto, the end face of each spike includes grooves defined therein. 
     
     
         7 . The hiking shoe as claimed in claim.  3  further comprising an. independent spike located between the anti-slip blocks of the rear section of the outsole, the independent spike and the spikes of the anti-slip blocks on the second bending line located at three points of an imaginary triangle. 
     
     
         8 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the grooves extend radially from a center of the end face of each spike. 
     
     
         9 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the spike in each of the anti-slip blocks is not rotatable relative to the anti-slip blocks. 
     
     
         10 . The hiking shoe as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the shank of each spike includes a smooth outer surface and an identical diameter.