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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Joel A. Singer, Quincy, MA (US);
Chad C. Patterson, West Springfield, MA (US);
Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc., Chicopee, MA (US);
Abstract
A cushioning system for golf shoe includes a footbed and a lasting board, each having a sole region, an arch region, and a heel region. The footbed includes an upper layer which is engaged by the foot of a golfer and a cushion layer composed of compressible material disposed below the upper layer which extend the length of the footbed. A rigid bottom layer is disposed below the cushion layer in the heel region. A first cushioning element is disposed within a receptacle formed in the heel region of the lasting board. A second cushioning element is disposed within a receptacle formed in the upper and cushion layers in the heel region of the footbed.