See the Results of Our Anti-Slip Shoe Cover Tests

Method:

Three samples were tested on a flat, level surface. Each specimen was tested on three different floor coverings - vinyl, tiles and carpet. The shoe was weighted with a load of 17 Kilograms and the drag resistanc across the surface was determined, by measuring the maximum force required to move the load from a stationary position when pulled by a digital strain gauge.

As a means of comparison,the regular CPE overshoes were tested on a vinyl floor covering, and the results were as follows:

As can be seen, the standard CPE results show less anti-slip properties than the shoe without a shoe cover on.

Comments:

Based on the tests carried out on the samples of overshoe, the results of the Drag Resistance Test show that the PPE/CPE and the Microporous Overshoes are comparable on all flooring types, and that the PPE overshoe offers slightly less anti-slip properties than the other anti-slip overshoes.

As a means of comparison, the regular CPE overshoe was also tested, and the results of this show that they exhibit the least in the way of anti-slip properties, even compared to a standard shoe sole

Conclusion:

The tests carried out show that all of the anti-slip overshoe samples have a higher drag resistance than a standard shoe sole. They also show that the regular CPE actually have less anti-slip properties than a standard shoe sole.

Although the purpose of thes overshoes is for hygiene, our Drag Resistance Test reveals that the Optimum® Anti-Slip shoe covers do offer good anti-slip properties and are considerably better than standard CPE overshoes.

Anti Slip Microporous Overshoe -		Standard CPE Overshoe -
Anti-Slip PPE/CPE Overshoe -		Anti-Slip PP Overshoe -