Sole structure for golf shoes

• US 4,782,604 A
• Filed: 06/26/1987
• Issued: 11/08/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lo Wen-Shown
• Original Assignee: Lo Wen-Shown
• Inventors: Wen-Shown, Lo
• Primary Examiner(s): Kee Chi, James
• Application Number:
  US06/067,270
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 36/127, 36/134, 36/59 R, 36/67 R, 36/67 A, 36/67 D, 36/114, 36/129, 36/67 B
• US Class Current: 36/127
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/26 projecting beyond the sole surface
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/001 Golf shoes
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/165 pointed or conical, e.g. calks, spikes, pins
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/168 with resilient means, e.g. shock absorbing means

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved sole structure for golf shoes. It has a predetermined number of metal nails located at the front end corresponding to ball portion and the rear end corresponding to heel portion of the sole, and a plurality of soft cleats formed as integrated parts of the sole around the metal nails in order to stabilize attitude of player during striking and to provide good elasticity.

Claims

1. A sole structure for golf shoes having a front end and a rear end comprising

a plurality of removable metal nails located at the front end corresponding to the ball portion of the sole and the rear end corresponding to the heel portion of the sole and a plurality of soft cleats formed as integrated parts of the sole around the said metal nails to bear load and to provide elasticity to golf shoes,

said sole having a recession of a predetermined form with a pad of the same form for removably fixing the said metal nails.

2. An improved sole structure for golf shoe as claimed in claim 1 wherein a rigid element of a predetermined form with a plurality of screw holes is embedded at the front end of the sole, another rigid element of another predetermined form with a plurality of screw holes is embedded at the rear end of the sole for fitting the said metal nails with make threads so that the metal nails are of removable.

3. An improved sole structure for golf shoes as claimed in claim 1 wherein a section of the said metal nail is in the form of a nut cap to ease clamping and removal.

4. An improved sole structure for golf shoes as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal nails at the front end of the sole are arranged in the form of a horse shoe corresponding to palm of foot to bear load uniformly at the front end of the sole during striking.

5. An improved sole structure for golf shoes as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal nails at the rear end of the sole are arranged at four vertices of a cross corresponding to heel portion to provide stable support effect.

6. An improved sole structure for golf shoes as claimed in claim 1 wherein the soft cleat is in the form of a tapered column with a round place on the bottom end to keep stable contact with ground and to provide good elasticity.

7. An article of footwear comprising a shoe having the sole structure according to claim 1.