Athletic footwear and sole for facilitating specific hand holds and grips

Abstract

An article of footwear with an improved sole that facilitates specific hand holds on the sole of the footwear is provided. The sole comprises at least one convex shaped bulge extending outwardly from the bottom surface. The at least one convex shaped bulge is configured to facilitate specific hand holds and grips on the at least one convex shaped bulge and receipt of the at least one convex shaped bulge in the center of the palm of the hand of a supporter during a performance. The improved sole facilitates the proper specific grips necessary for the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual with maximum safety, support, control, and precision during a performance.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application depends from and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 547,172 filed on Aug. 18, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]Sports and entertainment involving the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual continue to increase in popularity. In such sports and entertainment, including cheerleading, acrobats, stunts, Cirque De Soleil, etc., the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual during the performance necessarily involves a hand to foot situation in which at least one athlete or performer uses their hand(s) to catch / hold the foot of at least one other athlete or performer. During such performances, these hand to foot situations often involve at least one athlete or performer using the palm of their hand(s) to catch / hold a ...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]Accordingly, athletic footwear with an improved sole that facilitates the proper specific grips necessary for the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual with maximum safety, support, control, and precision during a performance is provided. The improved sole allows for an athlete or performer using the palm of their hand(s) to more comfortably and accurately catch / hold a specific section of the foot of at least one other athlete or performer.

Problems solved by technology

However, the structure of the sole of available athletic and performance shoes does not facilitate the proper specific grips necessary for the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual during the performance with maximum safety, support, control, and precision.

As such, the structure of the sole of the '449 shoe is not conducive to facilitating the proper specific grips necessary for the tossing, throwing, catching, lifting, setting, transitioning, and supporting the weight of another individual during such performances with maximum safety, support, control, and precision.

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