Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outsole for footwear that reduces grip and enables controlled slippage on a surface during wear. The outsole includes a plurality of low profile tread projections, each tread projection having at least one long, thin, and flexible extension member. An increased width of the extension member where it adjoins the tread projection acts as a pivot point at which the extension member may flex and bend degrees. During wear, the flexible extension members bend over or collapse, becoming sandwiched between the tread projections and a surface. The bent extension members reduce the contact area between the tread projections and a surface, thereby reducing grip and enabling slippage.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an outsole for footwear that reduces grip and enables controlled slippage on a surface during wear. The outsole includes a plurality of low profile tread projections, each tread projection having at least one long, thin, and flexible extension member. An increased width of the extension member where it adjoins the tread projection acts as a pivot point at which the extension member may flex and bend degrees. During wear, the flexible extension members bend over or collapse, becoming sandwiched between the tread projections and a surface. The bent extension members reduce the contact area between the tread projections and a surface, thereby reducing grip and enabling slippage.

Abstract: The present aspect is directed to lenticular material having both partially deformed lenticules and intact lenticules extending from a substrate. The intact lenticules operate to create an optical effect to enhance background graphical elements placed upon a substrate opposite the intact lenticules. The height of portions of some lenticules are reduced or deformed, thereby disrupting the optical effect. The placement of deformed portions of lenticules is used to create primary graphical elements lacking the optical effect. These primary graphical elements are accentuated by the neighboring intact lenticules, which retain the optical effect regarding the background graphical elements.