Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,530,717 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Footwear.


Jordan David introduces its newly redesigned GRIPS[C] High Traction[TM] Footwear. Designed to provide superior slip resistance on virtually all slick areas including ice, snow, slush slush  
n.
1. Partially melted snow or ice.

2. Soft mud; slop; mire.

3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.

4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.
, free standing water, oil, grease grease, mixture of lubricant and thickener. It is used to reduce friction between surfaces from which oils would leak away or cause damage by dripping, or where lubrication must be assured for extended periods. Many greases are mixtures of mineral oil and soap. , chemicals and fats. GRIPS[R] will reduce slips and falls by 40-50 percent. This new version of GRIPS[R] features a larger and bulkier toe box Noun 1. toe box - the forward tip of the upper of a shoe or boot that provides space and protection for the toes; "the toe box may be rounded or pointed"
boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
, as well as an expanded opening to accommodate today's larger boots. GRIPS[R] will fit conveniently over work shoes and boots and are impregnated im·preg·nate  
tr.v. im·preg·nat·ed, im·preg·nat·ing, im·preg·nates
1. To make pregnant; inseminate.

2. To fertilize (an ovum, for example).

3.
 with sandpaper-like grit that increases traction far beyond the capabilities of normal rubber-soled shoes and boots, while being safe to wear in normal and clean situations. GRIPS[R] soles feature Jordan David's patented Angle Tread[R] design. The angled strips follow along the alignment of the metatarsal metatarsal /meta·tar·sal/ (met?ah-tahr´sal)
1. pertaining to the metatarsus.

2. a bone of the metatarsus.


met·a·tar·sal
adj.
Of or relating to the metatarsus.
 bones of the foot enabling the wearer to achieve maximum surface contact between the grit bottoms and the walking surface.

PLEASE CIRCLE READER SERVICE CARD NO. 30

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
COPYRIGHT 2004 National Recreation and Park Association
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2004, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Product Roundup
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Date:Dec 1, 2004
Words:158
Previous Article:Communications kit.(Product Roundup)
Next Article:Chair.(Product Roundup)



Related Articles
High Traction[TM] footwear.(Product Roundup)
Monsanto, St. Louis, is cutting the list price of its Roundup Original MAX herbicide for the 2005 season.(Marketing News)(Brief Article)
IN THE GARDEN IT COULD BE ROUNDUP TIME.(U)
Winter footwear.(Product Roundup)
Sowing a lawsuit: a top court rules that when a farmer collects patented seeds, it goes beyond the terms of his liability policy.(Regulatory/Law)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles