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US 3,951,407 AGranted
Device for use on a golf shoe
OwnerFrank C. Calacurcioinventor
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A device for positioning the shoe of a golfer with the outside edge of the shoe elevated with respect to the inside edge includes a crosspiece extending laterally across the instep of the shoe and a strap which is connected between the opposite ends of the crosspiece to hold the latter on the shoe. An arm is connected pivotally to the inner end portion of the crosspiece to swing between an out-of-the-way position within the instep for walking and a support position for elevating the outside edge of the shoe. In the support position, the outer end portion of the arm is spaced downwardly from the crosspiece to engage the ground and the arm is held in such position by a brace having one end hinged to the outer end portion of the arm and an opposite free end which abuts the crosspiece. To collapse the device for walking, the free end of the brace is swung from beneath the crosspiece to enable the arm to be swung into its out-of-the-way position.
A device adapted for use on a golf shoe to support one edge of the shoe in an elevated position with respect to the opposite edge thereof so as to aid in positioning a golfer for swinging, said device including an arm connectable with the shoe on the underside thereof and having one end portion movable away from and toward the underside of the shoe between a first position spaced downwardly from the one edge of the shoe for engagement with the ground to support the one edge in its elevated position and a second out-of-the-way position closely adjacent the underside of the shoe, and a brace for acting between said arm and said shoe to support said end portion in said first position, said brace being movable to release said end portion for movement into its out-of-the-way position to enable the golfer to walk in a normal manner while said device remains on the shoe.
A device adapted for use on a golf shoe to support the outside edge of the shoe in an elevated position with respect to the inside edge thereof to aid in positioning a golfer for swinging, said device including a crosspiece mountable within the instep of the shoe in engagement with the sole of the shoe and extending laterally across the sole between the inside and outside edges, a strap having opposite ends connected to the inner and outer ends of the crosspiece so as to extend across the top of the shoe for securing the crosspiece on the shoe, an arm having an inner end portion pivotally connected to the inner end portion of said crosspiece to swing between a support position with the outer end portion of the arm spaced downwardly from the outer end of the crosspiece and an out-of-the-way position with the arm extending generally parallel with the crosspiece to avoid interfering with the golfer when walking, and a brace with one end pivotally connected to the outer end portion of said arm and an opposite free end, said brace being movable between a first position with said free end abutting said crosspiece to hold said arm in said support position and a second position with said free end out of abutting engagement with said crosspiece to permit said arm to be swung into its out-of-the-way position.
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