Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsJean-Marie Bidal, Paul O. Teeter
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Abstract
A golf shoe comprising an upper comprising: a first lower lateral lace guide, a second lower lateral lace guide, and a plurality of connector webbings comprising: a first power webbing with a first upper lateral lace guide and a second power webbing with a second upper lateral lace guide; a midsole connected to the upper; an outsole connected to the midsole; and a lace tightening system comprising a lace and a lace tightening assembly disposed in a rearfoot region of the golf shoe, wherein the lace is configured to extend from the lace tightening assembly and pass through the first upper lateral lace guide, the first lower lateral lace guide, the second upper lateral lace guide, and the second lower lateral lace guide.
Claims20
A golf shoe, comprising:
- an upper comprising:
- a first lower lateral lace guide,
- a second lower lateral lace guide, and
- a plurality of connector webbings comprising:
- a first power webbing with a first upper lateral lace guide and
- a second power webbing with a second upper lateral lace guide;
- a midsole connected to the upper;
- an outsole connected to the midsole;
- and
- a lace tightening system comprising a lace and a lace tightening assembly disposed in a rearfoot region of the golf shoe,
- wherein the lace is configured to extend from the lace tightening assembly and pass through the first upper lateral lace guide, the first lower lateral lace guide, the second upper lateral lace guide, and the second lower lateral lace guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.