In reply to jcodcsmf:
I don't see many positives in this design innovation.
You're adding weight to boots you might be walking 10's of miles in before you ever need to deploy your crampons.
You limit crampon upgrade/replacement options by integrating them with the boot, you may want lightweight walking crampons for one trip but stiffer technical ones for another trip. Likewise boot options limited by investing in integrated units.
Then there's the strength/longevity issue, crampons have a very hard life and even solidly assembled ones often end up looking pretty sorry for themselves. I just don't see it being a practical proposition to have any kind of fancy pivoting/sliding mechanism under or in the sole of a boot without it adding a lot of weight and becoming vulnerable to damage/jamming.
Have you considered looking at a slightly different project? Perhaps lighter crampons using structural composites. Lots of scope there for an interesting project I'd have thought though the final product is likely still to be impractical for reasons of cost and robustness.
I guess what you actually wanted from this thread wasn't suggestions, just simple answers to your question: No I probably wouldn't buy them.
jk