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US 6,802,139 B2Granted
Slip-on moccasin-style golfing shoe
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsKaren A. Pitts, James Walter, Bobby Joe Peace, James Weidman
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AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsKaren A. Pitts, James Walter, Bobby Joe Peace, James Weidman
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A slip-on, moccasin-style golfing shoe has a shoe sole having a bottom surface with contours for gripping a golfing surface during striking of a golf ball; an upper, with the shoe sole, defining a volume for receiving a wearer's foot and defining an opening for insertion of a wearer's foot into the volume, the upper including resilient closure assembly fixedly extending across a forward portion of the opening; and, disposed within the volume, a heel cup of extended length, reduced width, and increased stiffness, for resisting lateral movement of a heel region of the wearer's foot during striking of a golf ball. The shoe sole defines a depressed footbed surface for a lower center of gravity and increased stability during golfing play. The closure assembly, in a first, wearing condition, resiliently engages across the wearer's foot to provide a secure fit during golfing play, and, in a second, donning or doffing condition, resiliently expands to facilitate passage of the wearer's foot into and out of the volume. The closure element includes a tongue having side edges attached to the upper, and the tongue has a upper end portion defining a surface positioned to resiliently engage upon an ankle surface above the wearer's foot.
A slip-on, moccasin-style shoe comprising:
A slip-on, moccasin-style shoe comprising:
A slip-on, moccasin-style shoe comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.