| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf shoe outsole having a greater degree of flexibility and traction with turf, and therefore greater stability and balance to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The golf shoe outsole comprises a generally flexible forward section 32 and a generally hard heel section, each section having a plurality of pod sections 31a-31h molded thereupon, each having at least one cleat attached thereto. Each pod section has an outer edge or perimeter that is flared quite significantly. The outsole has a 0.375 width to length ratio at the metatarsal area of the outsole and a pod vertical height of at least 9.1 mm and a flare angle of at least 52° from vertical on the outer edges of the pod sections. The pod sections have a minimum Shore A hardness of 95 and extend a minimum of 6.3 mm from the bottom surface of the outsole. The forward portion of the outsole is made from a relatively flexible thermoplastic polyurethane having a hardness between 75 to 85 Shore A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
