CPC A43C 1/04 (2013.01) [A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43C 1/06 (2013.01); A43C 9/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/004 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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;
a lace tightening system, the lace tightening system comprising a lace and a lace tightening assembly;
the upper comprising:
an instep region with a throat opening for allowing a foot to be inserted into the upper, the instep region having a member; a power shroud overlying the member; a termination plate attached to a lateral side edge of the power shroud, wherein the termination plate is positioned entirely within an upper portion of the power shroud; a lower chip extending upwardly along the lateral side of the upper; and a plurality of lace guides comprising a first upper lace guide; a second upper lace guide; a first lower lace guide; and a second lower lace guide, the first and second upper lace guides being attached to the power shroud and the first and second lower lace guides being attached to the lower chip, wherein the termination plate is separated from the plurality of lace guides; and
a lateral lace channel extending from the rear-foot region along the lateral side of the upper, the lace passing outwardly from the lateral lace channel and through the lace guides such that the lace forms a loop between the power shroud and the lower chip so that when the lace is tightened, the power shroud is pulled towards the lower chip and the shoe is tightened around the foot, wherein the lace comprises (i) a first end coupled to the lace tightening assembly, (ii) a second end coupled to the termination plate so that a path of the lace ends at the termination plate, and (iii) a plurality of criss-crossing lace segments extending between the first and second upper lace guides and the first and second lower lace guides, wherein the second end of the lace is positioned between the plurality of criss-crossing lace segments and the throat opening.
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