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Electrically conductive shoe insole

US5233769A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1991
Grant dateAug 10, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B2437/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electrically conductive shoe insole is disclosed for cushioning a user's foot and for transferring electrical charges from the wearer's foot to a conductive shoe. The shoe insole includes a cushioned layer, which contains an electrically conductive material, and a fabric, which is bonded to the top surface of the cushioned layer by a nonconductive adhesive. The fabric contains a noncorrosive electrically conductive fiber interwoven therein. The adhesive is applied such that the electrically conductive fibers in the fabric contact the cushioned layer. This allows transfer of electrical charges from the fabric to the cushioned layer.

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