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US Patent 4837949 - Shoe sole
US Patent Issued on June 13, 1989
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 23, 2007Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 23, 2007Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA walking sole for sports shoes, particularly golf shoes, having, on at least one of its lateral edges, a series of substantially transverse grooves, filled with a material having a degree of elasticity superior to that of the material making up the sole. The grooves are provided in the front portion of at least one of the lateral edges (1a,1b) which extends the length of the frontal area of the sole (1) which provides support for the front part of the foot of the wearer of the shoe, and they mark the boundaries of at least one flexible tongue (7) transversally around an axis of flexion (X) joining the internal ends of the grooves (3). (FIG. 1). | InventorApplicationNo. 07/137127 filed on 12/23/1987US Classes:36/127, For golf36/114, Athletic shoe or attachment therefor36/25R, SOLES36/31SectionalField of Search36/3A, Uppers36/31, Sectional36/67R, Calks36/67A, Cleats and calks36/67D, Detachable36/127, For golf36/134, Cleat (e.g., movable, detachable, etc.)36/126, For baseball36/25R, SOLES36/59R, ANTISLIPPING DEVICES36/59C, Modified tread surface36/114Athletic shoe or attachment thereforExaminersPrimary: Kee Chi, JamesAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2038972, 3487563, 4754561Golf shoeIssued on: 07/05/1988 Inventor: Dufour International ClassesA43B 13/18 (20060101)A43B 5/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1986-12-23 FR |
