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US 6,295,742 B1Granted
Sandal with resilient claw shaped cleats
AssigneeBite, LLC
InventorDale Bathum
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Abstract
A sole contains a plurality of resilient claw-shaped lugs mounted on the side perimeter of the sole. The lugs face downwardly and curve inwardly to form an extension overhanging, the sole having an undercut of from 5-30 degrees forming pointed ends. As the sole is planted the pointed ends grip the surface. The resilient curved ends are compressed until they contact the sole. As the sole is raised the lugs raise toward their original position allowing rotation of the sole during a golf club swing.
Claims8
A sole for shoes comprising;
- a resilient upper member having a top surface including an outwardly facing cavity for receiving a foot and having a bottom surface;
- a resilient lower member having an outwardly facing bottom surface for engaging the ground and having a top surface;
- means joining opposed, inner facing top and bottom surfaces of the upper and lower members to form a sole having an outer perimeter with a vertical side wall;
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- a plurality of resilient lugs having a, base portion attached to said side wall at the perimeter and having a curved portion having one end connected to the base portion and a curved extension overhanging and spaced from the bottom surface of the lower member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.