ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH SOIL-SHEDDING PERFORMANCE

摘要

The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with a ground-facing crosslinked polymeric network film having a swell thickness increase at 1 hour greater than 20%. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole.

主权项

1. An outsole for an article of footwear, the outsole comprising:
an outsole backing member having a ground-facing side; and a film secured to at least a portion of the ground-facing side of the outsole backing member, wherein the film comprises a crosslinked polymeric network, and wherein the film has a swell thickness increase at 1 hour greater than 20%, as characterize by the Swelling Capacity Test with the Footwear Sampling Procedure.