Golf shoe outsole with pivot control traction elements
AssigneeNike International Ltd.
InventorsDerek Campbell, Peter Phillip Backus
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Abstract
There is disclosed a golf shoe having a plurality of first and second traction projections extending out from the outsole to define a ground engaging surface. The first traction projections are arranged around a first pivot point located in the forefoot portion and a second pivot point located in the rearfoot portion of the outsole. The first traction projections have a body orientated lengthwise toward the pivot points. The second traction projections extend out from the outsole along the periphery of the outsole. The first and second traction projections define a ground engaging surface which, in use, enhance the traction of the outsole during the full golf swing motion.
Claims5
A sole for footwear comprising:
- an outsole defining a forefoot portion, a rearfoot portion, and a periphery,
- a plurality of first traction projections extending out from the outsole, a forefoot group of the plurality of first traction projections being arranged in a plurality of elliptical configurations around a first pivot point located in the forefoot portion, and a rearfoot group of the plurality of first traction projections being arranged in a plurality of elliptical configurations around a second pivot point located in the rearfoot portion of the outsole, the plurality of first traction projections defining a projection body, the projection body having a lengthwise portion, the lengthwise portion of the projection body orientated in the general direction of the first and second pivot points,
- a plurality of ribs connected to the plurality of first traction projections,
- a plurality of second traction projections extending out from the outsole, the plurality of second traction projections being located along the periphery of the outsole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.