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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:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald C Bird, Round Rock, TX (US);
Orville M Wiste, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361223 ;
Abstract
A shoe ground strap which has a static dissipative exposed surface and offers protection against static charges building on the wearer and offers protection against electrical hazards if contacting a source of electrical power. The strap comprises a band comprising a conductive metal ribbon, a static dissipative material and an adhesive layer to aid in holding the strap to the shoe, with at least the surface and the two edges of the band covered by said static dissipative material to expose only the static dissipative material.