Patent ID: 11882902
Assignee: S9, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of using a closable drainage system for a sole of a shoe, comprising:
obtaining said shoe having:
said sole;
a drain configured to communicate between sole top and hotiom surfaces of said sole, said drain having opposing drain upper and lower faces;
wherein said drain upper face disposes proximate said sole top surface, and said drain lower face disposes proximate said sole bottom surface;
wherein said drain comprises drain upper and lower components which overlayingly engage to provide a drain interior cavity therebetween;
at least one drainage aperture element disposed within each of said drain upper and lower components, said drainage aperture elements aligned to provide a drainage chamiel which communicates between said drain upper and lower faces;
a movable member movably received within said drain interior cavity to provide open and closed conditions of said drainage channel, an entirety of said movable member enclosed within said drain interior cavity; and
at least one movable member aperture element disposed within said movable member;

wearing said shoe; and
moving said movable member to provide said open condition or said closed condition of said drainage channel.