Boots – shoes – and leggings – Boots and shoes – Occupational or athletic shoe
Patent
1993-10-28
1995-11-28
Sewell, Paul T.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
Boots and shoes
Occupational or athletic shoe
36132, 36134, 36 77, 36 76, A43B 500, A43B 318
Patent
active
054696445
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to footwear, and more particularly to accessories for footwear somewhat of the nature of overshoes.
Overshoes are accessories attached to items of footwear to modify footwear for specific tasks, for example strap-on skates and ice-spurs. Numerous advantages would accrue, for an individual owner, if an accessory of this nature were available for golfers. However, the requirements for such an application are stringent as the sole of the accessory must be spiked, it must be a firm fit, and must not interfere with a person's stance in the execution of a golf stroke. Previously known footwear accessories and overshoes, referred to above, usually incorporate a solid or heavy frame which underlies both the sole and heel of the user's footwear, and are unsuitable for the present application.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an accessory for footwear which will effectively equip the wearer with spiked soles for use upon a golf course that will meet some or all of the abovementioned requirements.
There is disclosed herein an accessory for footwear comprising: surface and a lower surface; and piece.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above of a soleplate portion of a footwear accessory constructed according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the soleplate of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows an enlarged detail III shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of this invention fitted to a jogging shoe;
FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention fitted to a running shoe with an upwardly curled toe portion;
FIG. 6 is a rear elevation and partial section of the soleplate of FIG. 1 without any weight applied by, or being fastened to, a shoe;
FIG. 7 is a rear elevation and partial section of the soleplate of FIG. 1 with the user's weight applied to the soleplate, and being correctly fastened to a shoe;
FIG. 8 is an under plan view of the invention showing the lower surface of the soleplate;
FIG. 9 is a top view of another embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 10 is a front elevation of the embodiment of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a rear elevation of the embodiment of FIG. 9;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 9; and
FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of this invention fitted by a further alternative arrangement to the shoe of a user.
FIG. 1 shows the soleplate, indicated generally at 5, being dish shaped so that the upper surface is concave. The soleplate 5 is thin and flexible and is formed from an elastic plastics material. The soleplate 5 extends under the front portion of the footwear 15 only, and not under the heel of the footwear 15, as can be seen in FIG. 4. The width of the soleplate 5 is greater than that of the footwear 15 to which it is attached, typically about 20 percent wider, and is wider than that of standard golf shoes to provide greater lateral stabilization during the golf swing.
FIG. 6 shows the curvature of the soleplate prior to fastening the soleplate and before the user's weight is applied to the soleplate. When the user's weight is applied to the soleplate, and it is correctly fastened to the footwear, the soleplate deflects to be essentially flat, as shown in FIG. 7. The invention is most useful when used in conjunction with flat soled footwear 15, such as joggers or runners, so that when the soleplate 5 is strapped on, the major portion of the sole of the footwear 15 is in contact with the soleplate 5. See FIG. 4.
FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the soleplate 5, which comprises a soleplate 5 with an upwardly curved front portion so that the entire soleplate 5 will maintain contact with the sole of footwear 15 which has a toe portion that is curled upwards, such as certain types of running shoes. In this embodiment, at least some of the spikes are disposed further from the front of the soleplate, due to the upward curvature in the toe portion of the soleplate.
The soleplate 5 is as thin as practical, t
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Patterson Marie Denise
Sewell Paul T.
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