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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
Applicant:
Thomas Wayne Newton, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wayne Newton, Miami, FL (US);
Lisa Fitzgerald, Leesburg, FL (US);
Assignee:
[object Object];
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/08 (2022.01); A43B 7/083 (2022.01); A43B 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/083 (2022.01); A43B 7/087 (2013.01); A43B 7/088 (2013.01); A43B 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A footwear article having a vacuum release mechanism is disclosed. The vacuum release mechanism equalizes pressure to release a vacuum created beneath the footwear article, thereby eliminating an undesired retention of the footwear article in high-viscosity materials such as mud or concrete. The vacuum release mechanism includes at least one check valve disposed in at least one fluid passageway formed in a sole of a footwear article. The at least one fluid passageway fluidly connects an exterior environment with an interior of the footwear article.