Patent ID: 6151806
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
Shoe apparatus for performing sliding maneuvers over an elongated support surface comprising:a sole including a body configured in the arch area with an upwardly recessed wall forming a cavity of a predetermined configuration;an elongated slide plate having a top portion including an upper surface configured to complement said predetermined configuration to nest against said wall, a bottom portion including a substantially centrally disposed bearing surface having a relatively low coefficient of friction for slidably engaging the support surface, and at least one braking portion including a braking surface having a relatively high coefficient of friction to frictionally engage said support surface, said plate being fastened to said sole whereby said shoe may be driven onto said support surface to engage said bearing surface against said support surface to slide therealong and said shoe then maneuvered to engage said braking surface with said support surface.