Patent ID: 9603411
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C

Claim:
1. A golf shoe outsole having a heel end, opposite toe end, lateral side and opposite medial side, the outsole member defining a lateral-medial midline through the outsole that divides the outsole into a forefoot region forward of the midline and a heel-arch region rearward of the midline, the forefoot region having an outer perimeter that extends from the medial side of the midline around the toe end to the lateral side of the midline; wherein the outsole comprises a thin, flexible base layer that extends across the forefoot region to the outer perimeter; wherein the forefoot region comprises at least seven platforms disposed around the outer perimeter and projecting downwardly from the base layer, the platforms being separated from one another by portions of the base layer such that channels are defined extending inwardly from the outer perimeter between adjacent pairs of the platforms; and wherein a first plurality of the platforms each comprise two or more static traction elements extending downwardly from the respective platform, the first plurality of the platforms including at least one platform on the medial side of the midline and at least one platform on the lateral side of the midline; and wherein a second plurality of the platforms are each configured to mount a dynamic traction element extending downwardly from the respective platform, the second plurality of the platforms including at least one platform on the medial side of the midline and at least one platform on the lateral side of the midline.