Patent ID: 7424782

Claim:
A shoe for creating an electrical conduit between a wearer's foot and the ground, the shoe comprising: (a) a non-electrically conductive upper portion adapted to at least partially surround the wearer's foot; (b) a non-electrically conductive shoe sole layer component; (c) an electrically conductive shoe outsole rigidly and non-removably affixed below said non-electrical conductive shoe sole layer and to said upper portion, said outsole forming a bottom shoe surface adapted to make substantial contact with the ground; (b) an electrically conductive sock liner positioned inside of said upper portion of the shoe; (e) a conductive tape having a length, a substantial part of which is rigidly mounted to said upper portion to thereby provide electrical communication between said outsole and said conductive sock liner, said conductive tape extending between a counter cover and said conductive sock liner to form a loop above a heel of said upper portion of the shoe and further extending into the interior of the shoe between said counter cover and interior padding of said shoe.