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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Chad Patterson, West Springfield, MA (US);
Joel A. Singer, Quincy, MA (US);
Etonic Worldwide LLC, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A golf shoe includes an outsole having a sole member. The sole member has a sole, a heel, and an arch disposed intermediate the sole and heel. The sole and heel each have a ground engagement surface. The heel has a centerline and left and right side portions disposed on either side of the centerline. The left side portion of the heel (the medial side portion for the right golf shoe and the lateral side portion for the left golf shoe) includes a flare having a ground engagement surface. The ground engagement surfaces of the flare and left side portion of the heel have an area which is greater than the area of the ground engagement surface of the right side portion of the heel.