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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2024
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Jean-Marie Bidal, Marlborough, MA (US);
Keith M. Duffy, Whitman, MA (US);
Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear comprising an upper component; a footbed provided within the upper component; an insole component extending under the upper component; a midsole component comprising a midsole material; and an outsole component. The insole component and/or the outsole component may comprise one or more surface features configured to mechanically interlock the insole component and/or the outsole component with the midsole component. The midsole material may be configured to extend through the one or more surface features to interlace a portion of the midsole component with the insole component and/or the outsole component.