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Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance

  • US 10,064,447 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2015
  • Issued: 09/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An outsole for an article of footwear, the outsole comprising:

  • an outsole substrate comprising a ground-facing side and an opposing second side configured to be secured to an upper for an article of footwear, one or more traction elements operably secured to the ground-facing side of the outsole substrate, a dispersion present on at least a portion of the ground facing side of the outsole substrate, and a water-permeable membrane, wherein the water-permeable membrane is present on at least a portion of the ground-facing side of the outsole substrate, wherein the dispersion comprises a polymeric continuous phase and a hydrophilic dispersant, and the dispersion has a water uptake capacity at 24 hours greater than 40% by weight, as characterized by the Water Uptake Capacity Test with the Footwear Sampling Procedure.

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