Shoe attachment for golfers

Claim 1

An attachment device for converting street shoes for use in playing the game of golf wherein each shoe includes a sole having a continuous exposed edge and a raised heel having a forward wall defining a part of the instep, the combination comprising: a first attachment plate removably carried on said heel; a second attachment plate removably carried on said sole in spaced relationship to said first attachment plate; each of said plates having a plurality of clamping means arranged in spaced apart relationship along the peripheral edges of said plates and extending into frictional engagement with opposing portions of the edge of said sole; a plurality of spikes carried on the underside of each of said plates adapted for ground engagement when said plates are affixed to said sole by said clamping means; said clamping means comprising a pair of extensions arranged transversely across said second attachment plate having a hook fixedly carried on their respective ends adjacent said peripheral edge; adjustment screws interconnecting said extensions to said second plate for releasable securement thereto; said extensions include parallel rails separated by an elongated slot accommodating passage of said adjustment screws; retainer nuts secured to said plate having a central raised portion extending through said extension slots serving as a guide for said extension during an adjustment procedure; and said retainer nut includes an annular shoulder deformable with said plate so as to be upset and swagged into securement therewith.