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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2024
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Jean-Marie Bidal, Marlborough, MA (US);
John F. Swigart, Plymouth, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
A golf shoe comprising an upper, a midsole, and an outsole comprising a first set of spiral pathways with a first plurality of spiral segments radiating from a first point of origin and a second set of spiral pathways with a second plurality of spiral segments radiating from a second point of origin. The first set of spiral pathways and the second set of spiral pathways are inversely related and superimposed to form a plurality of tiles across the outsole, the plurality of tiles having a plurality of sides or edges formed by a plurality of sub-segments associated with the first plurality of spiral segments and the second plurality of spiral segments. The outsole may comprise a plurality of traction members with sidewalls extending from the sides or edges of the tiles to form a ground contacting or ground penetrating portion of the traction members.