US3793750A
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Athletic shoe for artificial turf
Assignee: Nike Inc
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Filing: 1972-08-30
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Granted: 1974-02-26
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Expires: 1992-08-30
Abstract
Abstract An athletic shoe suitable for use on artificial turf is described including an improved upper of a porous multiple layer construction and an improved sole having integral polygon shaped studs. The upper is preferably made of nylon tricot fabric outer layer, a polyurethane foam middle layer, and a porous synthetic fabric inner layer. This greatly reduces the weight of a football shoe made in accordance with the invention so that it is approximately one-half the weight of a conventional leather football shoe as well as providing great comfort and enabling use in wet weather without damage. The sole has short multi-sided polygon shaped studs of square, rectangular or triangle cross section, having a plurality of flat sides which provide gripping edges that give greatly improved traction.
Inventors
- 👤 W Bowerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:32
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43B; A43B13/00; A43B13/14; A43B13/22; A43B13/223; A43B1/00; A43B1/02; A43B1/028; A43B5/00; A43B5/06; A43B23/00; A43B23/02; A43B23/0205; A43B23/0235; A43B23/024; A43B23/0245; A43B23/026; A43B23/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
17 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 1 in which the studs are square shaped in cross section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 2 in which the studs provided in staggered rows and adjacent studs in each row are spaced apart by a distance at least as great as the width of the studs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 1 in which the studs are all of the same size and shape, and are uniformly distributed over the entire bottom of the shoe.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 1 in which a shoe upper portion of multiple layer construction including an outer layer of porous synthetic fabric, an intermediate layer of foamed plastic, and an inner layer of porous synthetic fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A shoe made in accordance with claim 5 in which the outer layer is made of nylon tricot fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
An athletic shoe in which the improvement comprises: a shoe upper portion of multiple layer construction including an outer layer of porous nylon fabric, an intermediate layer of porous resilient foam material through which air can pass, and an inner layer of porous synthetic fabric; and a sole attached to said shoe upper and including a plurality of polygon shaped studs projecting downward from the bottom surface of said sole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 7 in which the intermediate layer is made of polyurethane foam and the inner layer is made of nylon fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 7 in which the sole includes an outer sole layer of resilient material having a plurality of square shaped studs formed integral with and projecting downward from the remainder of said outer sole layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A shoe in accordance with claim 9 in which the sole includes an intermediate sole layer of resilient material different from that of said outer sole layer and of a greater thickness than said outer sole layer, said intermediate sole layer being provided between the shoe upper and the outer sole layer, and said outer sole layer being of greater hardness than said intermediate sole layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
90 words
A football shoe in which the improvement comprises: a shoe upper; a sole including an outer sole layer of resilient material having a plurality of studs formed integral with the bottom surface of said outer sole layer and projecting downward from a support portion, said studs being of a multi-sided polygon shape, and an intermediate sole layer of resilient material of lower hardness than said outer sole layer provided between said shoe upper and said outer sole layer, and said studs being adapted to grip artificial turf with high traction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A football shoe in accordance with claim 11 in which the studs are square shaped in cross section and are uniformly distributed over the bottom of the shoe.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
109 words
An athletic shoe in which the improvement comprises: a shoe upper; a sole attached to said shoe upper, including an outer sole layer of resilient material having a plurality of multi-sided polygon-shaped studs formed integral with and projecting downward from the remainder of said outer sole layer; and an intermediate sole layer of resilient material different from that of said outer sole layer provided between said shoe upper and said outer sole layer, said outer sole layer being of greater hardness than said intermediate sole layer and being of less thickness than said intermediate sole layer at least for those portions of the outer sole layer between said studs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
126 words
An athletic shoe in which the improvement comprises: a shoe upper portion of multiple layer construction including an outer layer of porous synthetic fabric, an inner layer of porous synthetic fabric and an intermediate layer of porouse resilient foam material through which air can pass between said inner and outer layers; and a sole attached to said shoe upper including an outer sole layer of resilient material having a plurality of studs formed integral with and projecting downward from the remainder of said outer sole layer, and an intermediate sole layer of resilient material different from that of said outer sole layer provided between said shoe upper and said outer sole layer, said outer sole layer being of a greater hardness than said intermediate sole layer.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-02-25 | 1977-08-27 | 1978-02-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-02-25 | 1981-08-27 | 1982-02-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-02-25 | 1985-08-27 | 1986-02-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |