1. A polyurethane compound, comprising:
(a) the reaction product of
(1) an isocyanate and
(2) one or more isocyanate reactive compounds including at least one polytetramethylene ether glycol and
(b) an organic wax.
2. The compound of claim 1, wherein component (b) is a polyethylene wax, and wherein the compound is essentially free of polytetrafluoroethylene.
3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of 1,4-diisocyanatobenzene, 1,3-diisocyanato-o-xylene, 1,3-diisocyanato-p-xylene, 1,3-diisocyanato-m-xylene, 2,4-diisocyanato-1-chlorobenzene, 2,4-diisocyanato-1-nitrobenzene, 2,5-diisocyanato-1-nitrobenzene, m-phenylene diisocyanate, 2,4toluene diisocyanate, 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, mixtures of 2,4- and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, hexahydrotoluene diisocyanate, 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, 1-methoxy-2,4-phenylene diisocyanate, 2,2-, 2,4-, and 4,4\u2032-biphenylmethane diisocyanate, methyl, diphenyl diisocyanate, 4,4\u2032-biphenylene diisocyanate, 3,3\u2032-dimethyl-4,4\u2032-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 3,3\u2032-4,4\u2032-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and 3,3\u2032-dimethyldiphenylmethane-4,4\u2032-diisocyanate; the triisocyanates such as 4,4\u2032,4\u2033-triphenylmethane triisocyanate, polymethylene polyphenylene polyisocyanate, and 2,4,6-toluene triisocyanate; and the tetraisocyanates such as 4,4-dimethyl-2,2\u2032-5,5\u2032-diphenylmethane tetraisocyanate, and combinations thereof.
4. The compound of claim 1, wherein the isocyanate is a pre-polymer having a free isocyanate content of from 15 percent to 40 percent by weight of the pre-polymer.
5. The compound of claim 1, wherein the isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of isocyanate-terminated (MDI) prepolymer, modified 4,4\u2032 diphenylmethane diisocyanate (mMDI) prepolymer, and combinations thereof.
6. The compound of claim 1, wherein the isocyanate is selected from the group consisting of 2,2-, 2,4-, 4,4-, and polymer diphenylmethane diisocyanate and pre-polymers made thereof.
7. The compound of claim 1, wherein component (2) includes a polyoxyalkylene polyether polyol resulting from the reaction of a polyhydric alcohol and an alkylene oxide.
8. The compound of claim 7, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,4-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,7-heptanediol, glycerol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 1,1,1-trimethylolethane, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, and combinations thereof.
9. The compound of claim 8, wherein the alkylene oxide is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, amylene oxide, and mixtures of these oxides.
10. The compound of claim 9, wherein the polyol component is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene oxide-based diol with ethylene oxide, polyoxy-propylene triol modified with ethylene oxide, 1,4 butanediol, ethylene glycol, and combinations thereof.
11. The compound of claim 1, wherein component (2) contains polyester polyol(s).
12. The compound of claim 1, wherein component (2) include one or more amine(s)
13. The compound of claim 12, wherein the amine is diethyl toluene diamine.
14. The compound of claim 1, further comprising a catalyst for reaction to polymerize the polyurethane compound in the presence of the polytetramethylene ether glycol and the polyethylene wax.
15. The compound of claim 14, wherein the catalyst is a tertiary amine.
16. The compound of claim 14, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of triethylenediamine, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, diethylethanolamine, N-cocomorpholine, 1-methyl-4-dimethylaminoethylpiperazine, methoxypropyldimethylamine, N,N,N\u2032-trimethylisopropyl propylenediamine, 3-diethylaminopropyldiethylamine, dimethylbenzylamine, dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin diacetate, stannous chloride, dibutyltin di-2-ethyl hexanoate, stannous oxide, and combinations thereof.
17. The compound of claim 1 wherein the polyethylene wax is a micronized polyethylene wax.
18. The compound of claim 1, further comprising one or more blowing agent(s), surfactant(s), or chain extending agent(s).
19. The compound of claim 1, further comprising an additive selected from the group consisting of adhesion promoters; biocides (antibacterials, fungicides, and mildewcides), anti-fogging agents; anti-static agents; bonding, blowing and foaming agents; dispersants; fillers and extenders; fire and flame retardants and smoke suppresants; impact modifiers; initiators; lubricants; micas; pigments, colorants and dyes; plasticizers; processing aids; release agents; silanes, titanates and zirconates; slip and anti-blocking agents; stabilizers; stearates; ultraviolet light absorbers; viscosity regulators; waxes; and combinations of them.
20. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is polymerized during molding into the form of an outsole of footwear.
21. An outsole made from the compound of claim 20.
22. An article of footwear made from the outsole of claim 21.
23. An article of footwear of claim 21, wherein the outsole has a NBS abrasion according to ASTM method D1630 of at least 200.
24. An article of footwear of claim 21, wherein the outsole has a NBS abrasion according to ASTM method D1630 of at least 400.
25. An article of footwear of claim 21, wherein the outsole has a NBS abrasion according to ASTM method D1630 of at least 900.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A guide system comprising a guide server, a mobile-side terminal apparatus, and a standby-side user terminal apparatus being independent of each other and communicating to each other via a network,
the mobile-side terminal apparatus comprising:
a route information storing unit that stores first route information showing a route that a user of the mobile-side terminal apparatus follows;
a position acquiring unit that acquires a present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
a display unit that displays the route shown by the first route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus; and
a position transmitting unit that transmits only information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus to the standby-side user terminal apparatus,
the guide server comprising:
a response unit that transmits to the standby-side terminal apparatus only a second route information showing a route related to the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus without transmitting to the standby-side terminal apparatus the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus,
the standby-side user terminal apparatus comprising:
a position receiving unit that receives, from the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
a download unit that receives, from the guide server, the second route information; and
a display unit that displays the route shown by the second route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus.
2. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile-side terminal apparatus further comprises:
a judging unit that judges whether or not transmission is possible with regard to a wireless propagation path that the position transmitting unit uses when transmitting the information showing the present position,
wherein the position transmitting unit transmits the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus in a case of the judging unit judging that transmission is possible.
3. The guide system according to claim 2, wherein the position transmitting unit transmits the information showing the present position in a case of a time relating to a position transmission period set in advance having elapsed from a point in time of last time the position transmitting unit transmitted the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus, and the judging unit judging that transmission is possible.
4. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile-side terminal apparatus registers the standby-side terminal apparatus as the terminal for receiving the information showing the present position acquired by the position acquiring unit.
5. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein mobile-side terminal apparatus transmits the information showing the present position via an email, an instant messenger, or Social Network Service.
6. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile-side terminal apparatus directly transmits the information showing the present position to the standby-side terminal apparatus.
7. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile-side terminal apparatus transmits the information showing the present position to the standby-side terminal apparatus.
8. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile-side terminal apparatus further comprises a download unit that receives, from the guide server, the first route information showing the route that the user of the mobile-side terminal apparatus follows.
9. The guide system according to claim 1, wherein the position transmitting unit transmits only the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus to the standby-side user terminal apparatus without the position transmitting unit transmitting the second route information to the standby-user terminal apparatus.
10. A guide method for a guide system including a guide server, a mobile-side terminal apparatus, and a standby-side user terminal apparatus being independent of each other and communicating to each other via a network, the method comprising:
storing, by the mobile-side terminal apparatus, first route information showing a route that a user of the mobile-side terminal apparatus follows;
acquiring a present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus by the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
displaying, by the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the route shown by the first route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
transmitting only information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus from the mobile-side terminal apparatus to the standby-side user terminal apparatus;
transmitting, by the guide server, to the standby-side terminal apparatus only a second route information showing a route related to the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus without transmitting, by the guide server, to the standby-side terminal apparatus the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
receiving, from the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus by the standby-side user terminal apparatus;
receiving, from the guide server, the second route information by the standby-side user terminal apparatus; and
displaying the route shown by the second route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus, by the standby-side user terminal apparatus.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program for causing a guide system including a guide server, a mobile-side terminal apparatus, and a standby-side user terminal apparatus being independent of each other and communicating to each other via a network, to execute:
storing, by the mobile-side terminal apparatus, first route information showing a route that a user of the mobile-side terminal apparatus follows;
acquiring a present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus by the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
displaying, by the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the route shown by the first route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
transmitting only information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus from the mobile-side terminal apparatus to the standby-side user terminal apparatus receiving, from the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus by the standby-side user terminal apparatus;
transmitting to the standby-side terminal apparatus, by the guide server, only a second route information showing a route related to the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus without transmitting, by the guide server, to the standby-side terminal apparatus the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus;
receiving, from the mobile-side terminal apparatus, the information showing the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus by the standby-side user terminal apparatus;
receiving, from the guide server, the second route information by the standby-side user terminal apparatus; and
displaying the route shown by the second route information and the present position of the mobile-side terminal apparatus, by the standby-side user terminal apparatus.