Athletic shoe sole
First Claim
1. A shoe sole having a heel section and a toe section comprising:
- a peripheral flange running substantially continuously around the periphery of said heel section and said toe section, said peripheral flange being integral with said heel section and said toe section and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom, said peripheral flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying in a first plane, anda downwardly extending toe section flange positioned in the toe section of said shoe sole, said toe section flange having an arcuate forward portion spaced inwardly from the forward portion of the peripheral flange on the toe section, having laterally spaced, rearwardly extending side portions spaced inwardly from said peripheral flange and joined to the arcuate portion of said toe section flange, and having an arcuate rearward portion joined to the side portions of said toe section flange to form an annularly shaped toe section flange, said toe section flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying substantially in a second plane parallel to said first plane, said second plane lying below said first plane, anda downwardly extending heel section flange positioned in the heel section of said shoe sole, said heel section flange having an arcuate rearward portion spaced inwardly from the rearward portion of said peripheral flange on said heel section and having spaced, forwardly extending portions joined with said arcuate portion.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe sole has a heel section and a toe section bearing flange-shaped, turf-gripping members. The first gripping member is a generally downwardly and outwardly extending flange that runs around the entire periphery of the sole. The second gripping member is an ovoid-shaped, generally downwardly and outwardly extending toe flange positioned in the toe section of the sole and spaced inwardly from the portion of the peripheral flange on the toe section. The third gripping member is a heel flange extending downwardly and outwardly from the heel section of the shoe and spaced inwardly from the portion of the peripheral flange on the heel section. The rearward portion of the heel flange is arcuate and merges into two generally forwardly extending flange portions that flare outwardly and join with the peripheral flange adjacent the forward end of the heel section. All of the flanges are downwardly convergent and have a bottom edge. The bottom edge of the heel and toe section flanges extends downwardly from the sole a greater distance than does the bottom edge of the peripheral flange. Depending upon the playing surface on which the sole is to be used, additional ovoid-shaped toe section flanges can be positioned intermediate the first or inner toe section flange and the peripheral flange. Additional heel flanges positioned intermediate the first heel flange and the peripheral flange on the heel section of the sole can also be employed. The additional heel and toe section flanges are especially advantageous for use on synthetic playing surfaces.
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34 Claims
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1. A shoe sole having a heel section and a toe section comprising:
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a peripheral flange running substantially continuously around the periphery of said heel section and said toe section, said peripheral flange being integral with said heel section and said toe section and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom, said peripheral flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying in a first plane, and a downwardly extending toe section flange positioned in the toe section of said shoe sole, said toe section flange having an arcuate forward portion spaced inwardly from the forward portion of the peripheral flange on the toe section, having laterally spaced, rearwardly extending side portions spaced inwardly from said peripheral flange and joined to the arcuate portion of said toe section flange, and having an arcuate rearward portion joined to the side portions of said toe section flange to form an annularly shaped toe section flange, said toe section flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying substantially in a second plane parallel to said first plane, said second plane lying below said first plane, and a downwardly extending heel section flange positioned in the heel section of said shoe sole, said heel section flange having an arcuate rearward portion spaced inwardly from the rearward portion of said peripheral flange on said heel section and having spaced, forwardly extending portions joined with said arcuate portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34)
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30. A shoe sole having a heel section and a toe section comprising:
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a peripheral flange running substantially continuously around the periphery of said toe section, said peripheral flange being integral with said toe section and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom, said peripheral flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying in a first plane, said bottom edge being annularly shaped, and a downwardly extending toe section flange positioned in the toe section of said shoe sole, said toe section flange having an arcuate forward portion spaced inwardly from the forward portion of the peripheral flange on the toe section and having laterally spaced, rearwardly extending side portions spaced inwardly from said peripheral flange and joined to the arcuate portion of said toe section flange, said toe section flange terminating in a substantially continuous bottom edge lying substantially in a second plane substantially parallel to said first plane, said second plane lying below said first plane, said toe section flange having an arcuate rearward portion joined to the side portions thereof to form an annularly shaped toe section flange, all portions of the bottom edge of said toe section flange being substantially equidistantly spaced inwardly from the corresponding portions of said peripheral flange. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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