Athletic shoe

• US 3,127,687 A
• Filed: 10/17/1962
• Issued: 04/07/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank J. Kavanagh, Solomon C. Hollister
• Original Assignee: Frank J. Kavanagh, Solomon C. Hollister
• Inventors: Hollister, Solomon C., Kavanagh, Frank J.
• Application Number:
  US04/231,881
• Time in Patent Office: 538 Days
• US Class Current: 36/114
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 13/04 Cleats; Simple studs; Screws; Hob-nails

Claims

1. A SHOE FOR ATHLETIC WEAR HAVING AN INSOLE AND AN OUTSOLE AND HAVING THE BOTTOM OF ITS OUTSOLE PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF CLEATS COMPRISING A TOE CLEAT CURVED TRANSVERSELY OF THE SHOE ABOUT AN AXIS THAT IS DISPOSED REARWARDLY OF THE FORE PART OF THE FOOT ABOUT IT NORMAL OTAL MOTION OF THE FORE PART OF THE FOOT ABOUT ITS NORMAL PIVOTAL AXIS, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED, GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING CLEATS LOCATED ADJACENT AND FORWARDLY OF THE CENTER OF THE FORE PART OF THE FOOT AND CURVED CONCAVELY TOWARD THE REAR TO FACILITATE SAID PIVOTAL MOTION, WITH THEIR OUTER ENDS DISPOSED RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT THE OUTER EDGES OF THE OUTSOLE TO PROMOTE STABILITY IN STANCE, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED, GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING CLEATS LOCATED ADJACENT AND REARWARDLY OF SAID CENTER AND CURVED CONCAVELY FORWARDLY TO FACILITATE SAID PIVOTAL MOTION, WITH THEIR OUTER ENDS DISPOSED RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT THE OUTER EDGES OF THE OUTSOLE TO PROMOTE STABILITY IN STANCE, AND A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY SPACED HEEL CLEATS CURVED CONCAVELY FORWARDLY TO FACILITATE SAID PIVOTAL MOTION WITH THEIR OUTER ENDS DISPOSED RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT THE OUTER SIDES OF THE HEEL TO PROMOTE STABILITY IN STANCE, SAID CLEATS BEING ARCUATELY ARRANGED AND ARCUATELY SPACED AND FORMED WITH NARROW GROUND ENGAGING SURFACES EXTENDING GENERALLY TRANSVERSELY OF THE OUTSOLE TO AFFORD TRACTION AND BEING REDUCED IN LENGTH TO FACILITATE CUTTING THE TURF IN SAID PIVOTAL MOTION.