Conductive polymer rivets for grounding a shoe
AssigneePrimal Footing, Inc.
InventorMichael Craig Dally
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Abstract
The present technology relates to novel conductive polymer rivets designed to allow a user to ground a shoe, including a sandal. They allow for easy installation into various types of shoes resulting in a comfortable, aesthetic and grounded shoe. The present technology also relates to kits incorporating such conductive polymer rivets with instructions for inserting such rivets into a shoe. The present technology further relates to methods of inserting such conductive polymer rivets into shoes. The present technology also relates to shoes with the present conductive polymer rivets inserted therein.
Claims18
A shoe comprising:
- a body portion;
- a sole connected to the bottom of the body portion and the sole comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and a thickness;
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- a molded rivet extending through the sole comprising;
- a head having a top and bottom portion wherein the bottom portion of the head is positioned on the top portion of the sole;
- a barb positioned on the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the sole;
- a barrel connected to and having a narrower cross section than the head and the barb, the barrel extending between the head and the barb and traversing the entire thickness of the sole;
- and
- a removable pull tab connected to the barb;
- wherein the pull tab has a length greater than the sole thickness;
- wherein the rivet comprises a conductive polymer.
A footwear system comprising
- (a) a grounded shoe comprising
- a body portion;
- a sole connected to the bottom of the body portion and the sole comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a thickness;
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- a molded rivet comprising:
- a conductive polymer extending through the sole comprising a head having a top and bottom portion wherein the bottom portion of the head is positioned on the top portion of the sole;
- a barb positioned on the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the sole wherein the bottom of the barb has a removal region with a flat surface;
- and a barrel connected to and having a narrower cross section than the head and the barb, the barrel traversing between the head and the barb and traversing the entire thickness of the sole;
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- (b) a detached pull tab having a narrower cross section at one end wherein the pull tab has a length greater than the sole thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.