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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J. Erickson, Brockton, MA (US);
Douglas K. Robinson, Mansfield, MA (US);
Joseph Hamill, Florence, MA (US);
Saunders N. Whittlesey, Deerfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/314 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include a flexible member disposed between two pieces, for example, of the forward portion to allow these pieces to flex freely. The outsole may be used with a sole construction that includes a gel cushion that is adjacent a transparent window member of the outsole.