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Article of footwear with soil-shedding performance

  • US 10,405,604 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2015
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An outsole for an article of footwear, the outsole comprising:

  • a first surface of the outsole configured to be ground-facing; and

    a second surface of the outsole opposing the first surface, the second surface of the outsole configured to be secured to an upper for an article of footwear;

    wherein the outsole comprises a material defining at least a portion of the first surface, and the material comprises a crosslinked polymeric network, wherein the crosslinked polymeric network comprises crystalline regions and amorphous hydrophilic regions, and wherein the crystalline regions are covalently bonded to the amorphous hydrophilic regions, wherein the amorphous hydrophilic regions are present in the crosslinked polymeric network at a ratio of at least 20;

    1 by weigh relative to the crystalline regions, and wherein the outsole comprises one or more traction elements on the first surface.

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