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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[0023]Particular details of various embodiments of the invention are set forth to illustrate certain aspects and not to limit the scope of the invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the embodiments defined in the appended claims. More specifically, although some aspects of embodiments of the present invention may be identified herein as preferred or particularly advantageous, it is contemplated that the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to these preferred aspects.

[0024]Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the presently-disclosed subject matter belongs.

[0025]With reference to FIGS. 1A-4B, in some embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter, an article of footwear that facilitates specific hand holds on the sole...

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 ...

Examples

Embodiment Construction

[0023]Particular details of various embodiments of the invention are set forth to illustrate certain aspects and not to limit the scope of the invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the embodiments defined in the appended claims. More specifically, although some aspects of embodiments of the present invention may be identified herein as preferred or particularly advantageous, it is contemplated that the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to these preferred aspects.

[0024]Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the presently-disclosed subject matter belongs.

[0025]With reference to FIGS. 1A-4B, in some embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter, an article of footwear that facilitates specific hand holds on the sole...

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