Patent ID: 6192606
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
A footwear sole comprising:an upper layer having a plurality of connecting chambers, said chambers filled with helium gas,said upper layer comprised of a material having a first layer of mylar, a second layer of aluminum foil, and a third layer of a short chain alkene polymer;said upper layer having a substantially flat upper surface and a substantially flat bottom perimeter surface;an outsole having a top and bottom surfaces and indentations on said top surface, said indentations corresponding in shape to said connecting chambers but sized slightly larger in height and width than said chambers,said upper perimeter portion of said outsole adhered or affixed to said substantially flat bottom perimeter surface of said upper layer; anda layer of a fluidic polymeric material interposed between said chambers of said upper layer and said indentations of said outsole.