US 12,478,132 B2
Golf shoe sole with localized sidewalls reinforcement structure
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 Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/649,595.
Application 18/649,595 is a continuation of application No. 17/686,146, filed on Mar. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,986,048.
Prior Publication US 2024/0285026 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/14 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf shoe, comprising:
an upper; and
a sole assembly connected to the upper, the sole assembly comprising:
a midsole;
an outsole; and
a reinforcement structure provided between the midsole and the outsole to enhance a stiffness and a rigidity of the sole assembly,
wherein the reinforcement structure has a parallelogram shape when in a flat state,
wherein the reinforcement structure is bent along a medial form line to form a medial wing extending across a medial side of the sole assembly,
wherein the reinforcement structure is bent along a lateral form line to form a lateral wing extending across a lateral side of the sole assembly, and
wherein the reinforcement structure comprises a bridge section extending between and connecting the medial wing and the lateral wing, wherein a longitudinal centerline of the bridge section is angularly offset from a longitudinal centerline of the sole assembly.