Patent ID: 11957204
Assignee: ACUSHNET COMPANY
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
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.