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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan G. Bacon, East Taunton, MA (US);
Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US);
Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
James M. Feeney, Marion, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43C 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 1/0072 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/26 (2013.01); A43C 13/04 (2013.01); A43C 15/16 (2013.01); A43C 15/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
A golf shoe has an upper, a midsole, and an outsole. The outsole includes a plurality of wave-like flex channels, surrounded by a hard base material. The hard base material provides stiffness for support and stability while the flex channels allow the outsole to bend when a user walks or swings a golf club. The outsole also has a plurality of receptacles for attaching and removing cleats, providing traction between the golf shoe and a ground surface.