Shoe outer sole with surface portions for flocking

Abstract

The shoe outer sole includes a ball region and a heel region. The ball region includes a first and second longitudinally extending lobes, with a narrower third middle lobe connected therebetween, for adhering flocking to the shoe outsole. The heel region includes fourth and fifth lobes connected together and forming a J-shape conforming to an outside area of a heel of a wearer, for adhering flocking to the shoe outsole.

1 . A shoe outsole having a front toe, a rear heel, and medial and lateral side edges therebetween, a length with a longitudinal axis, a width, and a main bottom surface, comprising:
 a main common region including a tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;   a ball region of the shoe outsole in an area of a ball of a wearer's foot, said ball region having a contiguous “butterfly” shape with a first longitudinally extending lobe, a second longitudinally extending lobe, and a narrower third middle lobe connected therebetween, said ball region of the shoe outsole including a tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and   a heel region of the shoe outsole in an area of a heel of the wearer's foot, said heel region having a contiguous shape with fourth and fifth lobes connected together and forming the heel region in a J-shape conforming to an outside area of a heel of the wearer, said fourth lobe extending generally longitudinally along the outside area of the heel of the wearer, and said fifth lobe extending generally perpendicular to the fourth lobe generally along a rear area of the wearer's heel, said heel region including a surface having said tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the first ridges located in the main common region have a particular height and the first ridges in the ball region have a particular height, the height of the first ridges in the ball region being greater that the height of the first ridges in the main common region. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein the first ridges located in the main common region have a particular height and the first ridges in the heel region have a particular height, the height of the first ridges in the heel region being greater that the height of the first ridges in the main common region. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein said first ridges of the ball region and heel region additionally include second ridges and grooves which project from the surface of the ridges and extend longitudinally with the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein said first longitudinally extending lobe is disposed on a medial side of said ball region of the shoe outsole. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe outsole of  claim 5 , wherein said first longitudinally extending lobe is longer than the second longitudinally extending lobe. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein said second longitudinally extending region is disposed on a lateral side of said ball region of the shoe outsole. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , wherein said second ridges extend outwardly beyond said first ridges and grooves. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , further comprising flocking material adhered to the bottom surface of said ball region. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe outsole of  claim 1 , further comprising flocking material adhered to the bottom surface of said heel region. 
     
     
         11 . A shoe outsole having a front toe, a rear heel, and medial and lateral side edges therebetween, a length with a longitudinal axis, a width, and a main bottom surface, comprising:
 a main common region including a tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;   a ball region of the shoe outsole in an area of a ball of a wearer's foot, said ball region having a contiguous “butterfly” shape formed by a channel which extends into the main common region, the contiguous “butterfly” shape including a first longitudinally extending lobe, a second longitudinally extending lobe, and a narrower third middle lobe connected therebetween, said ball region of the shoe outsole including a tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and   a heel region of the shoe outsole in an area of a heel of the wearer's foot, said heel region having a contiguous shape formed by a channel which extends into the main common region, the contiguous shape including fourth and fifth lobes connected together and forming the heel region in a J-shape conforming to an outside area of a heel of the wearer, said fourth lobe extending generally longitudinally along the outside area of the heel of the wearer, and said fifth lobe extending generally perpendicular to the fourth lobe generally along a rear area of the wearer's heel, said heel region including a surface having said tread pattern including first ridges and grooves extending laterally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.   
     
     
         12 . The shoe outsole of  claim 11 , wherein the channels forming the shapes of the ball region and heel region are cut into the first ridges of the main common region. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe outsole of  claim 11 , wherein the first ridges located in the main common region have a particular height and the first ridges in the ball region have a particular height, the height of the first ridges in the ball region being greater that the height of the first ridges in the main common region. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe outsole of  claim 11 , wherein the first ridges located in the main common region have a particular height and the first ridges in the heel region have a particular height, the height of the first ridges in the heel region being greater that the height of the first ridges in the main common region. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe outsole of  claim 14 , wherein the first ridges located in the main common region have a particular height and the first ridges in the heel region have a particular height, the height of the first ridges in the heel region being greater that the height of the first ridges in the main common region. 
     
     
         16 . The shoe outsole of  claim 11 , wherein said first ridges of the ball region and heel region additionally include second ridges and grooves which project from the surface of the ridges and extend longitudinally with the longitudinal axis.