Sole for a golf shoe
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1. A golf shoe having a sole, the sole comprising:
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a plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly from the outer surface, the plurality of cleats distributed along at least a forefoot area and a heel area of the sole, wherein each cleat of the plurality of cleats includes;
a base portion integrated with, and extending from, the outer surface of the sole,a central part having a ground contacting surface,a first arm extending radially outwards in a first direction from the central part to a terminal end of the first arm, anda second arm, adjacent to the first arm, extending radially outwards in a second direction from the central part to a terminal end of the second arm, each of the first and second arms having a ground contacting surface,wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction,wherein at least a part of the cleats are arranged in at least two rows extending laterally across the sole, each row having at least three cleats, wherein a first row of the at least two rows is positioned in the heel area of the sole and wherein a second row of the at least two rows is positioned in the forefoot area of the sole,wherein at least one of the first row or the second row includes;
at least one central cleat having a first distance between the central part of the central cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the central cleat,a medial cleat having a second distance between the central part of the medial cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the medial cleat, anda lateral cleat having a third distance between the central part of the lateral cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the lateral cleat,wherein the second distance and the third distance are smaller than the first distance, andwherein the medial cleat and lateral cleat are arranged only at the ends of the at least one of the first row or second row,wherein the sole includes an inter-cleat portion located between an outer perimeter of the base portion of one of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, and an outer perimeter of the base portion of another of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, andwherein the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats form a bottom surface of the golf shoe, such that a maximum height of the inter-cleat portion is smaller than heights of the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats.
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Abstract
An outer sole for a golf shoe includes a plurality of cleats distributed along a forefoot area and a heel area. The cleats are integrated with the outer sole and extend from a surface of the outer sole that faces away from the shoe. The plurality of cleats includes at least a larger sized set of cleats and a smaller sized set of cleats. Such outer sole for a golf shoe gives good traction on the golf course but is also useable as a casual shoe off the golf course.
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1. A golf shoe having a sole, the sole comprising:
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an outer surface; and a plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly from the outer surface, the plurality of cleats distributed along at least a forefoot area and a heel area of the sole, wherein each cleat of the plurality of cleats includes; a base portion integrated with, and extending from, the outer surface of the sole, a central part having a ground contacting surface, a first arm extending radially outwards in a first direction from the central part to a terminal end of the first arm, and a second arm, adjacent to the first arm, extending radially outwards in a second direction from the central part to a terminal end of the second arm, each of the first and second arms having a ground contacting surface, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction, wherein at least a part of the cleats are arranged in at least two rows extending laterally across the sole, each row having at least three cleats, wherein a first row of the at least two rows is positioned in the heel area of the sole and wherein a second row of the at least two rows is positioned in the forefoot area of the sole, wherein at least one of the first row or the second row includes; at least one central cleat having a first distance between the central part of the central cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the central cleat, a medial cleat having a second distance between the central part of the medial cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the medial cleat, and a lateral cleat having a third distance between the central part of the lateral cleat and the terminal end of one of the first and second arms of the lateral cleat, wherein the second distance and the third distance are smaller than the first distance, and wherein the medial cleat and lateral cleat are arranged only at the ends of the at least one of the first row or second row, wherein the sole includes an inter-cleat portion located between an outer perimeter of the base portion of one of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, and an outer perimeter of the base portion of another of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, and wherein the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats form a bottom surface of the golf shoe, such that a maximum height of the inter-cleat portion is smaller than heights of the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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6. A golf shoe having a sole, the sole comprising:
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an outer surface; and a plurality of cleats integrated with the outer surface and extending outwardly from the outer surface, the plurality of cleats distributed along at least a forefoot area and a heel area of the sole, wherein each cleat of the plurality of cleats includes; a base portion integrated with, and extending from, the outer surface of the sole, a central part having a ground contacting surface, and at least one arm extending radially outwards from the central part to a terminal end of the at least one arm, the at least one arm having a ground contacting surface, wherein at least a part of the cleats are arranged in at least two rows extending laterally across the sole, each row having at least three cleats, wherein a first row of the at least two rows is positioned in the heel area of the sole and wherein a second row of the at least two rows is positioned in the forefoot area of the sole, wherein at least one of the first row or the second row includes; at least one central cleat having a first distance between the central part of the central cleat and the terminal end of the at least one arm of the central cleat, a medial cleat having a second distance between the central part of the medial cleat and the terminal end of the at least one arm of the medial cleat, and a lateral cleat having a third distance between the central part of the lateral cleat and the terminal end of the at least one arm of the lateral cleat, wherein the second distance and the third distance are smaller than the first distance, wherein the sole includes an inter-cleat portion located between an outer perimeter of the base portion of one of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, and an outer perimeter of the base portion of another of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, wherein the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats form a bottom surface of the golf shoe, such that a maximum height of the inter-cleat portion is smaller than heights of the ground contacting surfaces of the central, medial, and lateral cleats, wherein all of the cleats are arranged in rows extending laterally across the sole, and wherein all of the cleats of at least one row of cleats in the heel area have smaller heights than all of the cleats of at least one other row in the heel area.
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