Outsole and method of making an outsole

• Main Authors: WRIGHT ZACHARY, DYER CALEB, WALKER JEREMY, CONSTANTINOU JAY
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 04.08.2020
• Subjects: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; FOOTWEAR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present disclosure is directed to uncured compositions that comprise a mixture of an uncured rubber with a polymeric hydrogel which, when cured to form crosslinks in the rubber, form elastomeric materials. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using the uncured compositions and the elastomeric materials. The elastomeric materials can be used to make and/or incorporated into various types of articles (e.g., footwear, apparel, sporting equipment, or components of each). The finished articles within the scope of the present disclosure generally include any article of manufacture including, but not limited to, footwear, apparel, such as garments, and sporting equipment, such as balls, bats, dubs, protective gear, and hunting, hiking, or camping equipment, as well as consumer goods. 本公开内容涉及未固化的组合物，该未固化的组合物包含未固化的橡胶与聚合物水凝胶的混合物，该聚合物水凝胶在被固化以在橡胶中形成交联时形成弹性材料。本公开内容还涉及使用未固化的组合物和弹性材料的方法。弹性材料可以用于制造多种类型的物品(例如，鞋类、服装、运动装备或每种的部件)和/或并入到多种类型的物品中。本公开内容的范围内的成品通常包括任何制造的物品，包括但不限于鞋类，服装诸如衣服，和运动装备诸如球、球棒、球杆、保护性装置，和狩猎、