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Electrically conductive shoe insole
Assignee: Bank of America NA
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Filing: 1991-12-12
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Granted: 1993-08-10
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Expires: 2011-12-12
Abstract
Abstract An electrically conductive shoe insole is disclosed for cushioning a user's foot and for transferring electrical charges from the wearer's foot to a conductive shoe. The shoe insole includes a cushioned layer, which contains an electrically conductive material, and a fabric, which is bonded to the top surface of the cushioned layer by a nonconductive adhesive. The fabric contains a noncorrosive electrically conductive fiber interwoven therein. The adhesive is applied such that the electrically conductive fibers in the fabric contact the cushioned layer. This allows transfer of electrical charges from the fabric to the cushioned layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederic J. Weber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:18
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B25/00; B32B25/10; A; A43; A43B; A43B7/00; A43B7/14; A43B7/1405; A43B7/1455; A43B17/00; A43B17/003; A43B7/36; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/14; B32B25/18; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0264; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/20; B32B2307/202; B32B2437/00; B32B2437/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
An electrically conductive shoe insole comprising: a) a cushioned layer containing an electrically conductive material; b) a fabric positioned above said cushioned layer, said fabric containing noncellulose fibers and noncorrosive electrically conductive fibers, said noncellulosic fibers being treated with a hydrophobic surfactant to increase the rate at which absorbed moisture can be dispersed over the volume thereof; and c) electrically nonconductive adhesive means for bonding said fabric to said cushioned layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
An electrically conductive shoe insole comprising: a) a cushioned layer containing an electrically conductive material; b) a fabric positioned above said cushioned layer, said fabric containing noncellulose fibers and noncorrosive electrically conductive fibers, said noncellulosic fibers being treated with a hydrophobic surfactant to increase the rate at which absorbed moisture can be dispersed over the volume thereof; and c) electrically nonconductive adhesive means for bonding said fabric to said cushioned layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electrically conductive shoe insole for use in a shoe comprising: a) a cushioned layer containing an electrically conductive material having a compression set in the range of about 5-15% and being comprised of a mixed cellular material made of butyl rubber and ethylene propylene diene monomers; b) a woven fabric positioned above said cushioned layer, said fabric having from about 90-99% by weight of polyester fibers and from about 1-10% by weight of stainless steel fibers interwoven therein; and c) electrically nonconductive adhesive means for bonding said fabric to said cushioned layer, said adhesive comprising a two-part polyol/diisocyanate compound derived from polyols and having a polyol molecular weight in the range of from about 500-3000, and said adhesive being applied so that said stainless steel fibers contact said cushioned layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
An electrically conductive shoe insole for use in a shoe comprising: a) a cushioned layer containing an electrically conductive material having a compression set in the range of about 5-15% and being comprised of a mixed cellular material made of butyl rubber and ethylene propylene diene monomers; b) a woven fabric positioned above said cushioned layer, said fabric having from about 90-99% by weight of polyester fibers and from about 1-10% by weight of stainless steel fibers interwoven therein; and c) electrically nonconductive adhesive means for bonding said fabric to said cushioned layer, said adhesive comprising a two-part polyol/diisocyanate compound derived from polyols and having a polyol molecular weight in the range of from about 500-3000, and said adhesive being applied so that said stainless steel fibers contact said cushioned layer.
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