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US 2018/0000191 A1Published application
Golf shoe with an outsole having wave-like flex channels
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsJonathan G. Bacon, Robert S. Bento, Douglas K. Robinson, JR., James M. Feeney
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Abstract
A golf shoe has an upper, a midsole, and an outsole. The outsole includes a plurality of wave-like flex channels, surrounded by a hard base material. The hard base material provides stiffness for support and stability while the flex channels allow the outsole to bend when a user walks or swings a golf club. The outsole also has a plurality of receptacles for attaching and removing cleats, providing traction between the golf shoe and a ground surface.
Claims19
A golf shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole;
- and
- an outsole having:
- a plurality of flex channels, each flex channel extending in a transverse direction from a lateral edge to a medial edge or an interior region of the outsole, wherein each flex channel has at least one curved channel portion, the curved portions being substantially parallel;
- a hard base material surrounding the flex channels;
- and
- a plurality of receptacles for attaching and removing a plurality of cleats, wherein the hard base material provides stiffness for support and stability and the flex channels allow the outsole to bend when a golfer walks or swings.
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A golf shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole;
- and
- an outsole having:
- a metatarsal portion proximate to the wearer's metatarsal bones;
- a calcaneus portion proximate to the user's calcaneus;
- an arch portion extending between the metatarsal portion and the calcaneus portion;
- a plurality of flex channels arranged in a pattern of substantially parallel waves, each flex channel extending in a transverse direction from an exterior edge of the outsole to an interior region of the outsole, wherein each flex channel has a at least one curved channel portion;
- a hard base material surrounding the flex channels;
- and
- a plurality of receptacles for attaching and removing a plurality of cleats,
- wherein the hard base material provides stiffness for support and stability and the flex channels allow the outsole to bend when a golfer walks or swings.
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A golf shoe comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole connected to the upper;
- an outsole coupled to the midsole, the outsole having:
- a plurality of traction elements;
- and a plurality of flex channels, each flex channel extending in a substantially transverse direction from a lateral edge to a medial edge of the outsole;
- and
- a plurality of receptacles integrated into the outsole for selectively attaching a plurality of cleats,
- wherein:
- a portion of the flex channels have a straight channel portion and a curved channel portion, the straight channel portion having a radius greater than five inches and the curved channel portion having a radius of less than or equal to five inches;
- at least one of the flex channels is V-shaped and extends completely across the outsole;
- at least one of the flex channels is U-shaped and terminates in one of the receptacles;
- the traction elements and flex channels are arranged in a first wave-like pattern on a forefoot portion of the outsole;
- the traction elements and flex channels are arranged in a second wave-like pattern on a heel portion of the outsole;
- the U-shaped flex channel has a first width (W1), the traction elements have a second width (W2), and the V-shaped flex channel has a third width (W3) so that W2>W1>W3;
- the traction elements have a first depth (D1), the V-shaped flex channel has a second depth (D2), and the U-shaped flex channel has a third depth (D3) so that D1>D3>D2;
- at least one of the flex channels has a straight channel portion, a first curved channel portion, and a second curved channel portion with the first and second channel portions being opposing;
- and
- the outsole provides stiffness for support and stability and the flex channels allow the outsole to bend when a golfer walks and swings.
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