Anti-skidding sole
AssigneeLes Caoutchoucs Acton Ltee
InventorsRaymond B. Lamarche, Baldev Bhandari, Remi Desaultels, Pierre Drolet
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Abstract
An anti-skidding sole made of rubber or similar material, for boot or shoe. This sole has a lower surface provided with at least one integral, rib-like member projecting downwardly therefrom. This rib-like member is in the shape of a spiral and has an overall bottom surface which is substantially flat. Due to the spiral shape of this rib-like member, the air, water and/or oil boxed up under the sole may escape therefrom without forming an air or liquid cushion, and thus may allow the sole to positively contact the ground where the rib-like member provides anti-skid edges in every direction.
Claims12
An anti-skidding sole for boot or shoe, said sole being made of rubber or similar material and having a longitudinal axis and a lower surface comprising a metatarsal part and a heel part, wherein:
- said lower surface comprises a first set of integral, rib-like members covering the entire surface of the metatarsal part of the sole and a second set of integral, rib-like members covering the entire surface of the heel part of said sole;
- the rib-like members of said first and second sets have an identical, trapezoidal cross-section and comprise raised contact surfaces which altogether form a flat, overall bottom surface, across an arch area of the sole;
- the rib-like members of the first set extend in a regular manner at a constant, radial distance from each other without closing up on themselves all around a first central point located on the longitudinal axis of the sole substantially in the middle of the metatarsal part of said sole;
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- the rib-like members of the second set extend in a regular manner at a constant, radial distance from each other without closing up on themselves all around a second central point located on the longitudinal axis of the sole substantially in the middle of the heel part of said sole, each of said rib-like members defining a plurality of anti-skidding edges evenly aligned circumferentially to said first and second central points in every direction from said central points to oppose a frictional force substantially identically in any direction to any skidding motion while simultaneously allowing air boxed-up under said sole to escape thereby avoiding formation of an air cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.