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US 6,381,875 B1Granted
Cushioning system for golf shoes
AssigneeSpalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJoel A. Singer, Chad C. Patterson
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Abstract
A cushioning system for golf shoe includes a footbed and a lasting board, each having a sole region, an arch region, and a heel region. The footbed includes an upper layer which is engaged by the foot of a golfer and a cushion layer composed of compressible material disposed below the upper layer which extend the length of the footbed. A rigid bottom layer is disposed below the cushion layer in the heel region. A first cushioning element is disposed within a receptacle formed in the heel region of the lasting board. A second cushioning element is disposed within a receptacle formed in the upper and cushion layers in the heel region of the footbed.
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A cushioning system for a golf shoe comprising:
- a footbed having a forefoot region, an arch region, a heel region, an upper layer adapted for engagement by the foot of a golfer disposed in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, a cushion layer disposed below the upper layer in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, and a bottom layer disposed below the cushion layer in the heel region, the cushion layer being composed of a compressible material and defining a recess in the heel region, the bottom layer being composed of a substantially rigid material and defining an opening in the heel region, the recess of the cushion layer and the opening of the bottom layer cooperating to define a receptacle;
- a lasting board disposed below the footbed, the lasting board having a heel region defining a receptacle disposed oppositely the receptacle of the footbed;
- a first cushioning element disposed within the receptacle of the lasting board;
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- a second cushioning element disposed within the receptacle of the footbed.
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A cushioning system for a golf shoe comprising:
- a footbed having a forefoot region, an arch region, and a heel region, the forefoot region of the footbed including a ball portion and a toe area having medial and lateral portions, the arch region of the footbed including medial and lateral portions, the footbed further having an upper layer adapted for engagement by the foot of a golfer disposed in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, a cushion layer disposed below the upper layer in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, and a bottom layer disposed below the cushion layer in the heel region and the medial and lateral portions of the arch region, the cushion layer being composed of a compressible material and defining a recess in the heel region, the bottom layer being composed of a substantially rigid material and defining an opening in the heel region, the recess of the cushion layer and the opening of the bottom layer cooperating to define a receptacle;
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- a footbed cushioning element disposed within the receptacle having a flexible outer shell defining a cavity and a compressible gel material disposed within the cavity, the outer shell including upper and lower shell halves joined along an outwardly extending seam defining a flange, the flange extending out of the receptacle between the cushion layer and the bottom layer of the footbed.
A cushioning system for a golf shoe comprising:
- a footbed having a forefoot region, an arch region, and a heel region, the forefoot region of the footbed including a ball portion and a toe area having medial and lateral portions, the arch region of the footbed including medial and lateral portions, the footbed also having an upper layer adapted for engagement by the foot of a golfer disposed in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, a cushion layer disposed below the upper layer in the forefoot, arch, and heel regions, and a bottom layer disposed below the cushion layer in the heel region and the medial and lateral portions of the arch region, the footbed further having an enhanced cushioning zone extending from the medial portion of the toe area of the forefoot region, across the ball portion of the forefoot region, and at least partially into the lateral portion of the arch region, the cushion layer being composed of a compressible material and defining a recess in the heel region, the bottom layer being composed of a substantially rigid material and defining an opening in the heel region, the recess of the cushion layer and the opening of the bottom layer cooperating to define a receptacle;
- a lasting board disposed below the footbed, the lasting board having a heel region defining a receptacle disposed oppositely the receptacle of the footbed;
- a first cushioning element composed of polymeric foam material disposed within the receptacle of the lasting board;
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- a second cushioning element disposed within the receptacle of the footbed, the second cushioning element having a flexible outer shell defining a cavity and a compressible gel material disposed within the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.