I. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A shoe including a pliable layer conformably peelably adhered in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery of the ground engageable surface of the outsole of the shoe.

II. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a broad object of the present invention can be to provide a shoe including one or more of: an upper secured to an outsole, a pliable layer having a first surface opposite a second surface extending to a pliable layer periphery generally matched to an outsole periphery of a ground engageable surface of the outsole, and an adhesive layer disposed on the first or second surface of the pliable layer or on the ground engageable surface of the outsole, where the pliable layer conformably peelably adhered to the ground engageable surface of the outsole and the pliable layer periphery disposed in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery of the ground engageable surface of the outsole.

Another broad object of the present invention can be to provide a method of making a shoe including one or more of: securing an upper to an outsole, configuring a pliable layer conformable to the outsole, the pliable layer having a first surface opposite a second surface extending to a pliable layer periphery generally matched to an outsole periphery, disposing an adhesive layer on the first or second surface of the pliable layer or the outsole, and conformably peelably adhering the pliable layer to the outsole, the pliable layer periphery in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery.

Another broad object of the present invention can be a method of using a shoe including one or more of: transporting a shoe from a first location to a second location, the shoe including one or more of: an upper secured to an outsole, a pliable layer conformably peelably adhered to the ground engageable surface of the outsole and the pliable layer periphery disposed in generally matched engagement with the outsole periphery of the ground engageable surface of the outsole, and peeling the pliable layer from the outsole of the shoe prior to or after a wearer wears the shoe.

Naturally, further objects of the invention are disclosed throughout other areas of the specification, drawings, photographs, and claims.

