Appeal No. 2002-1087
Application No. 09/320,104
outsole of the golf shoe of the forward foot is provided with
flared portions on the lateral side of the heel portion, which
flared portions provide enlarged ground engagement surfaces
relative to the other sides of the heel portions to thereby
enhance traction. Figures 2 and 3 show this concept applied to
the golf shoes of a right handed golfer. More particularly,
Figure 2 shows the bottom of the right shoe of a right handed
golfer and includes flared regions 44’ and 54’ located on the
medial side of the heel, and Figure 3 shows the bottom of the
left shoe of a right handed golfer and includes flared regions 44
and 54 located on the lateral side of the heel. A further
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claims 10 and 11, which are reproduced in the appendix
to appellants’ brief.
The references relied upon by the examiner in the final
rejection are:
Peterson 4,885,851 Dec. 12, 1989
Crowley et al. (Crowley) 5,806,209 Sep. 15, 1998
Hudson et al. (Hudson) 6,108,943 Aug. 29, 2000
Claims 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9-11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Peterson in view of Crowley
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