Pivoting athletic shoe for artificial turf
AssigneeTanel Corporation
InventorMichael L. Tanel
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Abstract
A cleated athletic shoe for improved pivotability and traction on artificial turf. The sole of the shoe has a series of at least three, and preferably more, concentric annular projections, including a first annular projection encompassing nearly the entire ball-of-the-foot and toe portions of the sole and extending across the width of the sole and at least two additional annular projections spaced at progressively shorter radial locations. The enclosed sole areas are coincident with the main sole surface. Preferred embodiments include at least one and preferably more truncated-circle projections each of which are concentric with the first projection but at greater radial locations.
Claims14
In an athletic shoe of the type with a sole for use on artificial turf, said sole having heel, arch, ball-of-the-foot and toe portions, a main sole surface and projections to provide traction, the improvement comprising:
- at least three substantially concentric annular projections centered substantially on the juncture of the ball-of-the-foot and toe portions of the sole and terminating in substantially circular distal edges, including a first annular projection extending substantially across the width of the sole and at least two additional annular projections spaced at successively shorter radial locations;
- said annular projections being flexible to allow flexing of the sole;
- said annular projections having inner and outer annular surfaces angled with respect to the main sole surface and extending to intersection with said main sole surface;
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- said annular projections enclosing a sole area substantially all portions of which not on said annular projections are coincident with said main sole surface,
- whereby both improved pivotability and traction are provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.