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US 2022/0192314 A1Published application
Variable friction shoe
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsTyler SUSKO, Elliot HAWKES, Erinn SLOAN, Matthew Ryan DEVLIN
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Abstract
A variable friction shoe includes a midsole and an outsole. The outsole includes at least a first high-friction surface and at least a first low-friction surface, wherein the first low-friction surface remains prominent if vertical ground reaction forces (GRFs) are low and wherein the high-friction surface is prominent in response to increasing GRFs.
Claims20
A variable friction shoe comprising:
- a midsole;
- and
- an outsole having at least a first high-friction surface and at least a first low-friction surface, wherein the first low-friction surface is prominent if vertical ground reaction forces (GRFs) are low and wherein the high-friction surface is prominent in response to increasing GRFs.
A variable friction shoe comprising:
- a midsole;
- and
- an outsole having at least a first high-friction surface and at least a first low-friction surface, wherein the first low-friction surface is prominent during a swing phase of a gait and wherein the high-friction surface contacts the ground during a stance phase of the gait.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.