Patent ID: 9480297
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A43B

Claim Text:
1. A footpad comprising: a top pad having a plurality of side holes that are in communication with a plurality of top holes; a bottom pad having a plurality of ridge holes; a belt having a plurality of belt holes; a belt cavity formed when said top pad is assembled onto said bottom pad; wherein said belt is placed within said belt cavity such that the belt is slidable; wherein air flows into said ridge holes and out of said top holes when said belt is positioned with said belt cavity such that said belt holes are aligned with said ridge holes; and wherein air is restricted from flowing into said ridge holes when said belt is positioned within said belt cavity such that said belt holes are not aligned with said ridge holes, wherein the top pad has a top face, a bottom face, a ridge, a side face, and a plurality of hole protectors, wherein each of the hole protectors protrudes upward from the top face, wherein the plurality of hole protectors are spaced apart from each other; and wherein each hole protector forms a tunnel extending along a width direction of the footpad perpendicular to the length direction of the footpad, such that the tunnel has two opposite ends respectively facing a right side of the footpad and a left side of the footpad.