K Lugs - Tread Geometry Toolkit

Creating a toolkit for our designers for the best grip of a lug for each categories use. While exploring shapes, we discovered the “K” shape had the best grip for various surface application. The design is being patented and used through marketing to help Keen’s branding language on products. The K-lugs were used to create rubber sheet molds. The rubber sheets were applied to existing shoe and sent to Satra for grip testing on various wet and dry surfaces.