Athletic shoe construction
First Claim
1. In a soccer shoe construction including a sole having cleats projecting therefrom, the improvement in the toe area of the sole comprising a plurality of spaced-apart ridges extending outwardly of the sole and transversely across the sole, said ridges being positioned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the forward portion of the shoe, the forward surfaces of said ridges slanting downwardly and rearwardly relative to the sole, the more rearwardly located ridges extending outwardly a progressively greater distance than the more forwardly located ridges, and wherein a plurality of spaced-apart cleats are positioned on said sole rearwardly of said ridges.
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Abstract
An athletic shoe construction comprising a sole having cleats projecting therefrom. The improvement is provided in the toe area wherein the cleats comprise a plurality of spaced-apart ridges extending outwardly from and transversely across the sole. The forward surfaces of these ridges slant downwardly and rearwardly, and the more rearward of the ridges preferably extends outwardly a progressively greater distance from the sole than adjacent forwardly located ridges.
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- 1. In a soccer shoe construction including a sole having cleats projecting therefrom, the improvement in the toe area of the sole comprising a plurality of spaced-apart ridges extending outwardly of the sole and transversely across the sole, said ridges being positioned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the forward portion of the shoe, the forward surfaces of said ridges slanting downwardly and rearwardly relative to the sole, the more rearwardly located ridges extending outwardly a progressively greater distance than the more forwardly located ridges, and wherein a plurality of spaced-apart cleats are positioned on said sole rearwardly of said ridges.
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