Torsion control bridge for shoe
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsMichael HESTERBERG, Sven TULOWITZKI
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Abstract
A shoe and method of manufacturing same, the shoe including: an upper configured to receive therein a foot of a wearer of the shoe, the upper comprising a closure and a tongue configured to cover a top portion of the foot; a front sole portion attached to a front portion of a bottom surface of the upper; a heel sole portion attached to a heel portion of the bottom surface of the upper; and a torsion control bridge connecting the front and heel sole portions, wherein a window is formed between the torsion control bridge and a portion of the bottom surface of the upper located between the front and heel sole portions.
Claims30
A shoe, comprising:
- an upper configured to receive therein a foot of a wearer of the shoe, the upper comprising a closure and a tongue configured to cover a top portion of the foot;
- a front sole portion attached to a front portion of a bottom surface of the upper;
- a heel sole portion attached to a heel portion of the bottom surface of the upper;
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- a torsion control bridge connecting the front and heel sole portions, wherein a window is formed between the torsion control bridge and a portion of the bottom surface of the upper located between the front and heel sole portions.
A golf shoe, comprising:
- an upper configured to receive therein a foot of a wearer of the shoe, the upper comprising a closure and a tongue configured to cover a top portion of the foot;
- a front sole portion attached to a front portion of a bottom surface of the upper, the front sole portion comprising a front midsole comprising a first material and a front outsole comprising a second material that is more rigid than the first material;
- a heel sole portion attached to a heel portion of the bottom surface of the upper, the heel sole portion comprising a heel midsole comprising the first material and a heel outsole comprising the second material;
- an arch outsole comprising the second material and connecting the front and heel outsoles, wherein a window is formed between the arch outsole and a portion of the bottom surface of the upper located between the front and heel sole portions;
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- a plurality of traction elements disposed on bottom surfaces of the front, mid and heel outsoles.
A method of manufacturing a shoe, comprising:
- providing an upper configured to receive therein a foot of a wearer of the shoe, the upper comprising a closure and a tongue configured to cover a top portion of the foot;
- attaching a front sole portion to a front portion of a bottom surface of the upper;
- attaching a heel sole portion to a heel portion of the bottom surface of the upper;
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- providing a torsion control bridge between the front and heel sole portions, wherein a window is formed between the torsion control bridge and a portion of the bottom surface of the upper located between the front and heel sole portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.