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US3296490A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Conductive covering for shoes

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-11
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1983-10-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Russell W Price

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:24
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B3/00; A43B3/16; A43B3/163

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
A CONDUCTIVE FOOT COVERING FOR SHOES COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FLEXIBLE SOLE PORTION, AN UPPER COMPRISING A WOVEN TEXTILE FABRIC EMBODYING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF CONDUCTIVE YARN THREADS WOVEN THEREIN, SAID THREADS PROVIDING A CONDUCTIVE PATH FROM THE BARE SKIN OF THE WEARER TO THE CONDUCTIVE SOLE PORTION, SAID CONDUCTIVE YARN THREADS BEING WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC IN A PATTERN OF INTERSECTING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SPACED PARALLEL LINES, SAID FOOT COVERING INCLUDING A TOE PORTION AND AN ANKLE PORTION OPEN AT THE BACK, SAID ANKLE PORTION PROVIDING OPPOSED WINGS ADAPTED TO BE WRAPPED IN OVERLAPPING RELATION AGAINST THE BARE SKIN ABOVE THE SHOE OF THE WEARER, SAID UPPER STITCHED IN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MARGINAL EDGES OF THE SOLE PORTION AT THE TOE PORTION AND ALONG THE SIDES THEREOF, SAID SOLE PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BEYOND THE UPPER PROVIDING A FOLDABLE PORTION ADAPTED TO BE BENT UP AT THE HEEL OF THE SHOE AND AGAINST SAID OVERLAPPED PORTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE SHOES OF DIFFERENT SIZES, AND TIE MEANS SECURED TO THE REARWARDLY EXTENDED END OF SAID SOLE PORTION FOR SECURING THE ANKLE PORTION OF THE UPPER IN FIRM ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BARE SKIN OF THE WEARER WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A CONDUCTIVE PATH FROM THE FOOT THROUGH THE UPPER AND THE SOLE TO A GROUNDED CONDUCTIVE FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
A CONDUCTIVE FOOT COVERING FOR SHOES COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FLEXIBLE SOLE PORTION, AN UPPER COMPRISING A WOVEN TEXTILE FABRIC EMBODYING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF CONDUCTIVE YARN THREADS WOVEN THEREIN, SAID THREADS PROVIDING A CONDUCTIVE PATH FROM THE BARE SKIN OF THE WEARER TO THE CONDUCTIVE SOLE PORTION, SAID CONDUCTIVE YARN THREADS BEING WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC IN A PATTERN OF INTERSECTING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SPACED PARALLEL LINES, SAID FOOT COVERING INCLUDING A TOE PORTION AND AN ANKLE PORTION OPEN AT THE BACK, SAID ANKLE PORTION PROVIDING OPPOSED WINGS ADAPTED TO BE WRAPPED IN OVERLAPPING RELATION AGAINST THE BARE SKIN ABOVE THE SHOE OF THE WEARER, SAID UPPER STITCHED IN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MARGINAL EDGES OF THE SOLE PORTION AT THE TOE PORTION AND ALONG THE SIDES THEREOF, SAID SOLE PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BEYOND THE UPPER PROVIDING A FOLDABLE PORTION ADAPTED TO BE BENT UP AT THE HEEL OF THE SHOE AND AGAINST SAID OVERLAPPED PORTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE SHOES OF DIFFERENT SIZES, AND TIE MEANS SECURED TO THE REARWARDLY EXTENDED END OF SAID SOLE PORTION FOR SECURING THE ANKLE PORTION OF THE UPPER IN FIRM ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BARE SKIN OF THE WEARER WHEREBY TO PROVIDE A CONDUCTIVE PATH FROM THE FOOT THROUGH THE UPPER AND THE SOLE TO A GROUNDED CONDUCTIVE FLOOR.

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