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US 6,430,844 B1Granted
Shoe with slip-resistant, shape-retaining fabric outsole
AssigneeE.S. Originals, Inc.
InventorJon Otis
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Abstract
An outsole for a shoe, especially a house slipper, has an outer layer constituted of a fabric material, and a backing layer constituted of a shape-retaining, moldable material. The fabric layer and the backing layer are molded integrally together to provide the outsole with increased slip resistance, quieter usage and increased shape retention.
Claims21
A shoe, comprising:
- a) an outsole consisting essentially of an inner backing part of a shape-retaining, moldable material, and an outer fabric part of a fabric material different from the shape-retaining material, the outer fabric part being retained and held in shape and position by the shape-retaining material of the inner backing part, the inner backing part being molded in a common mold in situ with, and integrally embedded in, the outer fabric part to resist separation of the different materials and to resist shape distortion of the outer fabric part;
- b) a cushioning element overlying, and non-moldably attached to, the outsole;
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- c) an upper non-moldably attached to the outsole.
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An outsole for a shoe having a plurality of shoe components, consisting essentially of:
- a) an inner backing part of a shape-retaining, moldable material,
- b) an outer fabric part of a fabric material different from the shape-retaining material, the outer fabric part being retained and held in shape and position by the shape-retaining material,
- c) the inner backing part being molded in a common mold in situ with, and integrally embedded in, the outer fabric part to resist separation of the different materials and to resist shape distortion of the outer fabric part, and
- d) the inner backing part having a visible bare region uncovered by the outer fabric part, the inner backing part and the outer fabric part together constituting a discrete molded shoe component for non-moldable assembly at the bare region out of contact with the outer fabric part with other of the shoe components.
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A shoe, comprising:
- a) an outsole consisting essentially of an inner backing part of a shape-retaining, moldable material, and an outer fabric part of a fabric material different from the shape-retaining material, the outer fabric part being retained and held in shape and position by the shape-retaining material of the inner backing part, the inner backing part being molded in a common mold in situ with, and integrally embedded in, the outer fabric part to resist separation of the different materials and to resist shape distortion of the outer fabric part, the inner backing part having a visible bare region uncovered by the outer fabric part;
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- b) an upper non-moldably attached to the outsole and connected to the bare region of the inner backing part out of contact with the outer fabric part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.