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US 10,306,945 B2Granted
Shoe having individual particles bonded to its bottom surface
AssigneeDynasty Footwear, Ltd.
InventorsJohn C. S. Koo, Jonathan Goldberg, Anthony Cox
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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.
Claims19
A shoe, comprising:
- an outsole having a bottom surface;
- and
- an upper extending above the outsole,
- wherein the outsole is comprised of:
- (a) a base material that includes a plurality of indentations and lower-extending portions and
- (b) a plurality of individual particles,
- wherein the individual particles are bonded into at least some of the indentations, but wherein the lower-extending portions predominantly are uncoated with said individual particles,
- wherein the individual particles comprise particles made of at least one of cork, paper, wood, corn husk, hemp, another plant material, leather or another organic material, and
- wherein areas of the individual particles and the lower-extending portions form at least a portion of the bottom surface of the outsole.
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