Golf shoe having spike socket spine system
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1. A golf shoe comprising:
- a sole portion having heel, shank, metatarsal and toe sections; and
a single frame embedded in the sole and extending across all of sections, wherein the frame includes a plurality of spike sockets that are located in each of the sections and are approximately planar, and wherein the frame further includes rod shape ribs that interconnect each of the spike sockets to at least two other spike sockets.
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Abstract
The present invention is an improved golf shoe which incorporates a spike socket spine frame system that extends throughout the shoe sole for receiving all of the spike receptacles and is embedded in the outsole. The spine frame provides improved shoe performance and spike location and is made of a material that is stiffer than the outsole material. More particularly, the shoe sole is comprised of a spike socket spine having seventeen spike socket locations: three spike sockets in the toe section, six spike sockets in the metatarsal section, four spike sockets in the shank section and four spike sockets in the heel section, for receiving the posts of the golf spikes.
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1. A golf shoe comprising:
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a sole portion having heel, shank, metatarsal and toe sections; and a single frame embedded in the sole and extending across all of sections, wherein the frame includes a plurality of spike sockets that are located in each of the sections and are approximately planar, and wherein the frame further includes rod shape ribs that interconnect each of the spike sockets to at least two other spike sockets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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