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Method for making footwear grinding apparatus

  • US 6,115,946 A
  • Filed: 03/26/1999
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of making a footwear apparatus for sliding on an elongated support surface, comprising the steps of:

  • making a shoe having an upper supported on a sole;

    forming said sole with a downwardly facing, upwardly recessed contoured cavity within said sole formed at its opposite sides with upwardly projecting flares;

    forming a slide plate with a top portion configured to be complementally received in said cavity turned upwardly at its opposite sides to form respective rails for nesting against said flares;

    forming said slide plate with a downwardly facing trough having a low coefficient of friction for sliding along said support surface;

    inserting said top portion of said slide plate in said cavity; and

    securing said slide plate to said shoe.

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