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Patent No.:

US 10772377 B1

Date of Patent:

Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2016

Footwear sole

Applicant:

Totes Isotoner Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventor:

Walter T. Bray, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

TOTES ISOTONER CORPORATION, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:

Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ana L Woodward

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 1/10 (2006.01); A43B 1/14 (2006.01); A43B 3/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/10 (2006.01); A43B 3/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 1/10 (2013.01); A43B 1/14 (2013.01); A43B 3/02 (2013.01); A43B 3/101 (2013.01); A43B 3/128 (2013.01); A43B 5/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29K 2021/00 (2013.01); B29K 2023/083 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0032 (2013.01);

Abstract

In aspects of the invention, a footwear sole can include a sole member formed of a single unitary layer, wherein the sole member is formed of a compound including ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) and rubber. The compound can further include a bulking agent. The compound can further include a foaming agent, a color master agent and a bridging agent. The sole member can include a top surface, the top surface including a plurality of apertures defined in a rear portion of the top surface. The plurality of apertures can define a tapered shape, and a first aperture of the plurality of apertures can have a depth that is less than a second aperture of the plurality of apertures. The plurality of apertures can be arranged in a plurality of rows.

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