US 11,957,204 B2
Golf shoe outsole
Jean-Marie Bidal, Bridgewater, MA (US); John F. Swigart, Portland, OR (US); and Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,586.
Application 17/984,586 is a division of application No. 16/814,685, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,497,272.
Application 16/814,685 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/745,525, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,490,677.
Application 16/745,525 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/226,861, filed on Dec. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,019,874.
Application 16/226,861 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/662,673, filed on Sep. 7, 2018, granted, now D894563.
Prior Publication US 2023/0075272 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/14 (2013.01) [A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01); A43C 15/162 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf shoe comprising:
an upper;
an outsole;
a midsole connected to the upper and outsole, the upper, midsole, and outsole each having forefoot, mid-foot, and rear-foot regions and lateral and medial sides;
the outsole comprising a first set of arc pathways having a center point located on the medial side of the forefoot region and extending along the forefoot region in a longitudinal direction, the radius of each arc pathway increasing from the center point as the arcs extend along the forefoot region;
a second set of arc pathways having a center point located on posterior end of the forefoot region and extending along the forefoot region in a transverse direction, the radius of each arc pathway increasing from the center point as the arcs extend along the forefoot region;
so that when the first and second set of arc pathways are superposed over each other, intersecting points between the first and second set of arc pathways are formed; the intersecting points forming four-sided tile pieces on the surface of the forefoot region, the tile pieces containing traction members, wherein a plurality of tile pieces comprise a first protruding traction member, an opposing second protruding traction member, and a non-protruding segment disposed between the first and second traction members,
wherein the forefoot region further comprises at least three spike receptacles.