Article of footwear

• US 20080072458A1
• Filed: 09/17/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Conneally
• Original Assignee: Christopher Conneally
• Inventors: Conneally, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/901,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072458A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 36/114
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/26 projecting beyond the sole surface
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/02 Football boots or shoes, i.e. for soccer, football or rugby
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/16 Studs or cleats for football or like boots

Abstract

An article of footwear, such as a boot (2) worn by a football goalkeeper, has studs (3, 4) on the sole (1), wherein there are more studs (4) on the outer region of the sole (1) than on the inner region of the article of footwear.

Claims

1. An article of footwear comprising an underside having raised portions for engaging the ground, wherein there are more raised portions on the outer region of the underside than on the inner region of the article of footwear.

2. An article of footwear according to claim 1, comprising a sports boot or shoe.

3. An article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the raised portions comprise studs fixed to the underside of the article of footwear.

4. An article of footwear according to claim 3, comprising six studs spaced around the underside and at least one further stud located on the outer region of the article of footwear.

5. The article of footwear according to claim 3, comprising two such flier studs located on the outer region of the article of footwear.

6. An article of footwear according to claim 3, wherein the or at least one of the further studs extends a shorter, greater or the same distance from the underside of the article of footwear than the other studs.

7. An article of footwear according to claim 3, wherein the or each further stud extends from the underside of the article of footwear at an angle to the other studs.

8. An article of footwear according to claim 3, wherein at least some of the studs are removable.

9. An article of footwear according claim 1, wherein the raised portions comprise spikes.

10. (canceled)