Patent ID: 8322050

Claim:
A slip resistant footwear outsole comprising: an outsole for a slip resistant article of footwear, said outsole including a plurality of integrally molded chevron shaped treads projecting outwardly from said outsole, each said tread including a base portion having said chevron shape, said base portion forming about half of a height of said tread, sidewalls of said base portion being oriented substantially perpendicular with respect to an outermost ground engaging surface of said outsole, a plurality of projections extending outwardly from said base portion in a double chevron pattern, said double chevron pattern of projections being spaced apart to form a longitudinal channel therebetween, a side surface of each projection being substantially aligned with at least one side surface of said base portion, an outermost surface of said projections defining the height of said treads and forming a ground engaging surface of said treads, a first of said plurality of projections being substantially square in shape when viewed from the top, said first projection positioned at an apex of said chevron shaped base having two sides substantially aligned with a side surface of said base portion, a transverse channel positioned on the two opposite sides, said longitudinal and said transverse channel intersecting, at least one second projection positioned on each of said two opposite sides spaced apart from said first projection, each said second projection being rectangular in shape when viewed from the top, a longer side of said second rectangular projection being substantially aligned with said side surface of said base portion, a chevron shaped third projection, said third projection having an inner apex, said third projection inner apex being substantially aligned with an inner apex of said base, a pair of opposite sides of said third projection forming a portion of said longitudinal channel, said third projection including a pair of end surfaces, said end surfaces forming a portion of said transverse channel.