SOLE FOR A GOLF SHOE

• US 20160249703A1
• Filed: 04/14/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecco Sko A/S (Anpartsselskabet af 1. Oktober 2011)
• Original Assignee: Ecco Sko A/S (Anpartsselskabet af 1. Oktober 2011)
• Inventors: KASPRZAK, Dieter
• Granted Patent: US 11,096,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/04 Plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/223 Profiled soles
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/001 Golf shoes
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 13/04 Cleats; Simple studs; Screws; Hob-nails
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/162 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/164 having a circular cross section
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/167 frusto-conical or cylindrical

Abstract

An outer sole for a golf shoe includes a plurality of cleats distributed along a forefoot area and a heel area. The cleats are integrated with the outer sole and extend from a surface of the outer sole that faces away from the shoe. The plurality of cleats includes at least a larger sized set of cleats and a smaller sized set of cleats. Such outer sole for a golf shoe gives good traction on the golf course but is also useable as a casual shoe off the golf course.

Claims

1. A golf shoe having a sole comprising:

an outer surface;

a plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly therefrom, the plurality of cleats distributed along at least a forefoot and a heel area of the sole;

wherein the plurality of cleats includes a first set of cleats having a larger size and a second set of cleats having a smaller size.

2. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the cleats are tapered in a direction from a bottom surface towards a base surface such that the cleats form conical cylinders.

3. The golf shoe according to claim 2, wherein the cleats have a tapering of between 60 and 85 degrees with a horizontal plane.

4. The golf shoe according to claim 2, wherein a total area of the bottom surfaces of the cleats compared to an area of the outer surface is within the range of about 25% to about 40%.

5. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the cleats having the smaller size substantially encircle the cleats having the larger size.

6. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the cleats are arranged in transverse rows along a longitudinal length of the sole;

and

wherein all of the cleats of at least one transverse row of cleats in the heel area have smaller heights than all of the cleats of at least one other transverse row in the heel area.

7. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the forefoot of the sole has more cleats than the heel area of the sole.

8. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein at least one cleat is offset from an adjacent cleat along the longitudinal length.

9. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the cleats of the larger sized set of cleats have greater heights than the cleats of the smaller sized set of cleats.

10. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the forefoot includes a ball area and a toe area, the ball area and the heel area having cleats that are substantially equal in height.

11. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the sole has a thickness of about 0.098 inch to about 0.118 inch.

12. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the sole is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane and polyurethane and rubber.

13. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein the cleats of the plurality of cleats extend from the outer surface at heights selected from the group consisting of 0.079, 0.118, and 0.197 inch.

14. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein each cleat of the plurality of cleats has the shape of a conical cylinder.

15. The golf shoe according to claim 1, wherein a cleat density of the sole is between about 0.25 and 0.60.

16. A golf shoe having a sole comprising:

an outer surface extending over a toe area, a ball area, a mid-foot area, and a heel area;

a first plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly therefrom in the heel area;

a second plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly therefrom in the toe area and the ball area;

wherein the cleats of the first plurality of cleats and the second plurality of cleats are conical cylinders;

wherein the cleats of the first plurality of cleats are arranged in transverse rows along a longitudinal length of the sole; and

wherein all of the cleats of at least one transverse row of cleats in the heel area have smaller heights than all of the cleats of at least one other transverse row in the heel area.

17. The golf shoe according to claim 16, wherein the cleats are substantially equally spaced along the transverse rows.

18. The golf shoe according to claim 16, wherein at least one cleat is perpendicularly offset from an adjacent cleat along the longitudinal length.

19. A golf shoe comprising:

a sole having an outer surface;

a plurality of cleats integrally molded with the outer surface and extending outwardly therefrom, the plurality of cleats distributed along at least a forefoot and a heel area of the sole;

wherein the cleats are tapered in a direction from a bottom surface towards a base surface such that the cleats form conical cylinders; and

wherein the cleats are arranged in transverse rows along a longitudinal length of the sole with all of the cleats of at least one transverse row of cleats in the heel area have smaller heights than all of the cleats of at least one other transverse row in the heel area.

20. The golf shoe according to claim 19, wherein the cleats have a tapering of between 60 and 85 degrees with a horizontal plane.