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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jean-Marie Bidal, Marlborough, MA (US);
Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US);
Keith M. Duffy, Whitman, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/41 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); A43B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 17/006 (2013.01); A43B 17/18 (2013.01); A43B 13/41 (2013.01);
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 golf shoe may comprise a footbed disposed within an interior region of the upper; an insole component provided below the footbed; and a support structure that is fixed to at least one of the midsole, the footbed, or the insole component. The support structure may comprise a free-floating component configured to move relative to the sole assembly as the subject executes a golf-related action or movement.