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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan K. Lebo, Lebanon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 35/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 23/087 (2013.01); B29D 35/128 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B29D 35/148 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved outsole and method for making the same. In many embodiments, the improved outsole includes an integrally connected rigid material within a toe cap. In many embodiments a mold is provided which aids in the production of the improved outsole by pressing a first and second raw material around the rigid material to form the outsole. The improved outsole provides increased flexibility, comfort, and durability to a shoe which uses the outsole, and greatly improves the protection to the wearer of said shoe.