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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Jean-Marie Bidal, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole and an outsole. The outsole includes a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central region of the outsole. The traction elements comprise: (i) a first set of traction elements arranged along a perimeter or edge of the shoe in a first spatial configuration corresponding to a shape or profile of the perimeter or edge of the shoe, and (ii) a second set of traction elements nested between the first set of traction elements and a third set of traction elements. The first and second sets of traction elements are staggered relative to each other in a non-channeling and non-trenching configuration. The first and second sets of traction elements comprise (i) one or more directional traction elements and (ii) one or more omni-directional traction elements.