Sole construction

• US 4,067,123 A
• Filed: 01/31/1977
• Issued: 01/10/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Minihane, Robert P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Guest, Alfred R.
• Application Number:
  US05/763,729
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• Field of Search: 36/28 R, 36/59 C, 36/114, 36/126, 36/128, 36/129
• US Class Current: 36/32.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/223 Profiled soles
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/06 Running shoes; Track shoes

Abstract

An athletic shoe intended for use on a synthetic turf is constructed of a resilient plastic with a sole that has a plurality of cleats uniformly spaced in both the toe area and the heel area of the sole. A plurality of elongated cleats extend about the periphery of the sole except in the toe area. A flange integral with the base of the sole extends away from the side opposite the elongated cleats. The flange is used to secure the sole to the upper.

Claims

1. A sole for an athletic shoe comprising, a base, a first plurality of cleats extending from the base and disposed in two groups with the cleats of each group being disposed in relatively uniformly spaced relationship, said group being disposed in the sole area and in the heel area respectively, said groups of cleats being separated by an area between the groups of said first plurality of cleats, and a second plurality of elongated cleats spaced and peripherally disposed about the edge of the sole base continuously from a first position on one side of the region of said sole rearwardly and about the heel of the sole to a second position on the other side of said toe region with the space between said first and second position spanning said toe and of a length greater than the length of the space between adjacent elongated cleats.

2. A sole for an athletic shoe as set forth in claim 1 wherein the elongated cleats defining said first and second position are each defined by inner and outer substantially parallel walls connected at the end most remote from the toe end by a transversely extending wall and at the end closest to the toe by a wall tapering to said base, thereby defining a lower ground engaging surface that is inclined rearwardly away from said base.

3. A sole for an athletic shoe as set forth in claim 1 having an annular flange extending from the periphery of said base on the side opposite and in a direction away from said second plurality of cleats, said flange having a height greater than the thickness of said base.

4. A sole for an athletic shoe as set forth in claim 3 having means forming a peripheral groove in the outer surface of said flange.