contacting sole and the upper to provide cushioning to the foot of the wearer the shoe sole of the present invention may be used for the lower surface contacting sole the midsole both or portions of either one the shoe sole is preferably used to form the lower surface contacting sole the lower surface contacting sole may be integrally molded glued ultrasonically welded or attached to other layers of the sole by any other known method the shoe sole may be bonded to the shoe upper by injection molding or any other method known in the art the present invention results in improved physical characteristics of a shoe sole including abrasion resistance hardness flexibility pulling oil resistance and static or skid resistance it will be appreciated features described with respect to one embodiment typically may be applied to another embodiment whether or not explicitly indicated the various features hereinafter described may be used singly or in any combination thereof therefore the present invention is not limited to only the embodiments specifically described herein while the foregoing description represents the preferred embodiments of the present invention it will be understood that various additions modifications and substitutions may be made therein without departing.