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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erik O Giese, Key Biscayne, FL (US);
Roger J Brown, Aspen, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Stride Rite Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B / ; A43B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36 3 / ; 36 5 / ; 36116 ; D 23 / ;
Abstract
A slip-resistant shoe sole comprising an outsole layer having a bottom surface defining a region of contact between the sole and the ground, the outsole layer bearing a plurality of channels opening onto the bottom surface to define a pattern of elongated gaps across the contact region, the ratio of the area of the gaps to the surface area of the contact region and the configuration of the gaps being arranged to effectively cause liquid between the contact region and the ground to be conducted away while enhancing the slip resistance produced by the contact region engaging the ground.