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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Abstract
A shoe (L) for a left foot includes an outsole body ( ). Both side slip prevention projections ( ) and ( ) and a non-both side slip prevention projection ( ) are formed on a bottom surface of the outsole body ( ). The outsole body ( ), the both side slip prevention projections ( ) and ( ) and the non-both side slip prevention projection ( ) are integrally formed of a composition containing rubber or synthetic resin as a principal component. Each of the both side slip prevention projections ( ) and ( ) has a bottom surface to be a grounding surface, a toe side slip prevention wall and a heel side slip prevention wall. The toe side slip prevention wall is formed along a convex line in a direction of a toe. The heel side slip prevention wall is formed along a convex line in a direction of a heel. A shoe (R) for a right foot has a shape obtained by transversely inverting the shape of the shoe (L) for the left foot.