SOLE FOR A GOLF SHOE

• US 20150173450A1
• Filed: 02/27/2015
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecco Sko A/S (Anpartsselskabet af 1. Oktober 2011)
• Original Assignee: Ecco Sko A/S (Anpartsselskabet af 1. Oktober 2011)
• Inventors: KASPRZAK, Dieter
• Granted Patent: US 9,332,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/04 Plastics, rubber or vulcanised fibre
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/223 Profiled soles
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/001 Golf shoes
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 13/04 Cleats; Simple studs; Screws; Hob-nails
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/162 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/164 having a circular cross section
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 15/167 frusto-conical or cylindrical

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.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A sole for a golf shoe comprising:

a plurality of cleats integrated with the sole and distributed along a forefoot and heel area of the sole,

wherein a plurality of cleats is located on and extends from a surface of the sole facing away from the shoe,

a first plurality of cleats distributed along the forefoot area

a second plurality of cleats distributed along the heel area

each cleat comprises a circular centre part and at least a first arm extending radially outwards in a direction from the circular center part of the cleat providing traction in a first direction, and at least a second arm extending radially outwards in a direction from the circular center part of the cleat providing traction in a second direction that is different from the first direction,

wherein the height of the centre part does not exceed the height of the first and/or the second arm

22. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 where the cross sectional shape of each cleat includes a circle.

23. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 wherein the first plurality of cleats and/or the second set of a plurality of cleats are integrally moulded with the outsole.

24. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 wherein the first and second arms of the first plurality of cleats and/or first and second arms of the second plurality of cleats have a different length.

25. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 where the arms extend longer from the centre of the cleat at a base portion extending from the outer surface of the sole than at a bottom surface of the arms and/or the cleats. (comment:

the cleats are tapered)

26. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 where the first arm and the second arm are connected by an arch section.

27. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 26, wherein the first and the second arm extend radially outwards from the arch section.

28. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 wherein a larger set of cleats is surrounded by a smaller sized set of cleats.

29. A sole for a golf shoe according to claim 21 wherein the cleat density of the shoe is between 25% to 40% of the outsole area.

30. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the cleats are tapered in a direction from a bottom surface towards a base surface such that the cleats form conical cylinders.

31. The golf shoe according to claim 22, wherein the cleats have a tapering of between 60 and 85 degrees with a horizontal plane.

32. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein a total area of the bottom surfaces of the cleats compared to an area of the outer surface is within the range of about 25% to about 40%.

33. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the cleats having the smaller size substantially encircle the cleats having the larger size.

34. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the cleats are arranged in transverse rows along a longitudinal length of the sole;

and wherein all of the cleats of at least one transverse row of cleats in the heel area have smaller heights than all of the cleats of at least one other transverse row in the heel area.

35. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the forefoot of the sole has more cleats than the heel area of the sole.

36. The golf shoe according to claim 22, wherein at least one cleat is offset from an adjacent cleat along the longitudinal length.

37. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the cleats of the larger sized set of cleats have greater heights than the cleats of the smaller sized set of cleats.

38. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the forefoot includes a ball area and a toe area, the ball area and the heel area having cleats that are substantially equal in height.

39. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the sole has a thickness of about 0.098 inch to about 0.118 inch.

40. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the sole is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane and polyurethane and rubber.

41. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein the cleats of the plurality of cleats extend from the outer surface at heights selected from the group consisting of 0.079, 0.118, and 0.197 inch.

42. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein each cleat of the plurality of cleats has the shape of a conical cylinder.

43. The golf shoe according to claim 21, wherein a cleat density of the sole is between about 0.25 and 0.60.