Soil-shedding article of footwear, and method of using the same
US10314364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D35/122
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed herein are articles of manufacture, methods of manufacturing articles, and methods of using articles of manufacture, having an open-cell foam material and a mesh component present on at least parts of an external surface of the article. The open-cell foam material and the mesh component can cooperate to effectively reduce soil accumulation on the external surface of the article when the external surface of the article comes into direct contact with wet soil.
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