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Footwear with mountain goat traction elements

  • US 6,226,896 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1999
  • Issued: 05/08/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Footwear comprising an upper and a cushioning sole attached to said upper, said sole having a ground engaging surface including a group of traction elements and a group of lugs adjacent said group of traction elements;

  • wherein;

    said ground engaging surface comprises an outer perimetric border region and an interior region surrounded by said border region, said group of traction elements being located within said interior region, said group of lugs being located within said border region; and

    said traction elements are formed as pods, said pods comprising a pair of pods in at least one of a rear foot region and a forefoot region, the pods within the pair being spaced laterally from each other, only two abreast, to create a laterally spaced pair of contact areas in at least one of the rearfoot and forefoot regions, said pair of pods having pods of generally triangular shape defining therebetween a generally wedge-shaped gap, each of said pair of pods being located adjacent a said lug in said border region, and being larger in size than the ad adjacent lug.

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