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US 12,721,405 B2Granted
Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsJean-Marie Bidal, Paul O. Teeter
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to golf shoes having a lace tightening system. The shoe may include one or more lace guides configured to receive a lace. The lace may be threaded through the lace guides and tightened or loosened using an adjustment mechanism mounted on the shoe. The lace and the lace tightening system may be used to secure a power shroud around a subject's foot.
Claims18
A golf shoe, comprising:
- a midsole and an outsole;
- a lace tightening system comprising a lace and a lace tightening assembly;
- and
- an upper comprising:
- a tongue member;
- a power shroud overlying the tongue member, the power shroud comprising an inner layer and an outer layer with a window;
- a composite support secured between the outer layer and the inner layer of the power shroud to stiffen the power shroud, wherein the composite support is configured to entirely fill the window;
- and
- a plurality of lace guides comprising a first upper lace guide;
- a second upper lace guide;
- a first lower lace guide;
- and a second lower lace guide, the first and second upper lace guides being attached to the power shroud and the first and second lower lace guides being attached to the upper,
- wherein the lace is configured to extend through the lace guides to form a loop between the power shroud and the first and second lower lace guides so that when the lace is tightened, the power shroud is secured along the upper.
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