US 12,290,142 B2
Golf shoe sole with localized sidewalls reinforcement structure
John F. Swigart, Portland, OR (US); Jean-Marie Bidal, Bridgewater, MA (US); and Robert S. Bento, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to ACUSHNET COMPANY, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed by Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,996.
Application 17/821,996 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/686,146, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,986,048.
Prior Publication US 2023/0309646 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 5/001 (2013.01) [A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf shoe comprising:
an upper;
a bending axis extending transversely and passing through a bite line; and
a sole assembly connected to the upper, the sole assembly comprising:
an outsole;
a midsole connected to the upper at the bite line; and
a U-shaped reinforcement structure, the reinforcement structure comprising:
a bridge extending a transverse width across the sole assembly, the bridge having centroid positioned a first vertical distance from the bending axis;
a lateral wing extending upward from a lateral side of the bridge along a periphery of a lateral sidewall of the sole assembly, the lateral wing having a centroid located a second vertical distance from the bending axis, the second vertical distance being less than the first vertical distance; and
a medial wing extending upward from a medial side of the bridge upward along a periphery of a medial sidewall of the sole assembly, the medial wing having a centroid located a third vertical distance from the bending axis, the third vertical distance being less than the first vertical distance.