US 11,889,891 B2
Pliant layer peelably adhered to an outsole of a shoe
Matthew Ochipa, Fort Myers, FL (US); and John M. Chenciner, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to S9, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL (US)
Filed by S9, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/726,918.
Application 17/726,918 is a continuation of application No. 16/838,443, filed on Apr. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,330,864.
Application 16/838,443 is a continuation of application No. 16/206,772, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,653,207, issued on May 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240623 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A43C 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/36 (2006.01); A43B 13/32 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/36 (2013.01) [A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/32 (2013.01); A43C 13/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
peelably adhering a pliable layer to a ground engageable surface of an outsole affixed to a shoe; and
transporting said shoe from a first location at which said shoe is manufactured to a second location at which said shoe is sold,
wherein a peel adhesion between said pliable layer and said ground engagable surface of said outsole configured to avoid separation of said pliable layer from said outsole during transit of said shoe from said first location at which said shoe is manufactured to said second location at which said shoe is sold,
wherein said pliable layer peelable from said outsole of said shoe at said second location leaving little or no residue on said ground engageable surface of said outsole of said shoe.