Shoe Having Individual Particles Bonded to Its Bottom Surface

a technology of individual particles and shoes, applied in the field of shoes, can solve the problems of limited variation, inability to obtain certain textures, properties and appearances of conventional shoes, and the general use of each sho

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-04
DYNASTY FOOTWEAR
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Benefits of technology

The shoe achieves multiple-purpose functionality, offering comfort and protection for indoor use while transitioning to durable outdoor performance, with the small particles ensuring the shoe remains suitable for extended outdoor wear.

Problems solved by technology

While some efforts have been made to utilize different materials in the construction of a shoe's outsole and / or heel, these efforts have provided only limited variation from the standard shoe, which has one or two pieces of material forming its bottom surface.
As a result, certain textures, properties and appearances have not been available from conventional shoes.
One limitation of conventional shoes is that, although many different types of shoes have been available to consumers, each shoe generally is only useful for a single purpose.
That is, utilizing conventional shoe manufacturing techniques, it has been very difficult to provide a shoe that can be utilized for multiple different purposes.

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[0042]Generally speaking, the present invention concerns a shoe having small material particles bonded to its bottom surface. Such particles may be any of a variety of shapes, such as being thin fibers, cylindrical, ellipsoid, cubical, cuboid, other polyhedron or substantially spherical, with the chosen shape typically depending upon the type of material being utilized and the effect that is desired to be achieved. The most important aspect of such particles is their small size, and typically they will weigh less than 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001, 0.00001 or even 0.000001 gram each, on average. In any event, it is preferable that such particles are small enough to permit a large number of distinct particles to be attached to the bottom surface of the shoe. Depending upon the amount of surface area to be covered and the size of the particle used, typically at least 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 or 1,000,000 such particles will be used.

[0043]Generally speaking, such particles may be formed...

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Abstract

Provided is a shoe that includes: a bottom surface that is adjacent to the ground in normal use; a sole that forms at least a portion of the bottom surface; an upper portion extending above the sole; and individual particles bonded to the bottom surface of the shoe. The individual particles include at least one of corn husk, hemp or a natural plant material that has been ground into the individual particles.

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[0001]This application is: (1) a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 064,131, filed Oct. 26, 2013, which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 543,858, filed Jul. 8, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 898,550, filed Oct. 5, 2010 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,234,736), which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 408,702, filed Mar. 22, 2009 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,827,640), which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 751,581, filed May 21, 2007 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,516,506), which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 803,351, filed May 26, 2006, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 896,315, filed Mar. 22, 2007; and is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 530,419, filed Sep. 8, 2006, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 803,351, filed May 26, 2006, and U.S. Provisional Pa...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A43B1/02A43B13/02B29C48/07B29C48/154
CPCA43B13/02A43B1/02B29L2031/504B29C43/28B29C43/305B29C43/46B29C2043/023B29K2105/0854B32B37/04A43B13/122A43B13/22B29C48/07B29C48/154A43B13/223A43B13/12
InventorKOO, JOHN C. S.GOLDBERG, JONATHANCOX, ANTHONY
OwnerDYNASTY FOOTWEAR