Single-piece shoe pad for golf shoe conversion

Abstract

The present invention relates to a single-piece shoe pad for golf shoe conversion. The objective of the present invention is to provide the single-piece shoe pad for golf shoe conversion, the pad being easily attached / detached to / from the front end portion of regular shoes so as to provide ground support such that golf can be played, having a plurality of text-shaped support protrusions that are made of synthetic resin and protrude from the lower surface thereof, having, on the upper surface thereof, a text-shaped protruding display part with high visibility, being formed such that the outer side and the front end portion of a bottom part of both feet are thicker than the other portions of the bottom part, and having areas, other than those portions, that are formed with inclined surfaces, and thus the rotational axis of the body can be better maintained.

Description

Single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes

[0001] The present invention relates to a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, and more specifically, to a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, which can be easily attached to and detached from the front end of a general shoe to provide support for the ground so as to enable golf, and on the lower surface of the pad are protruded a plurality of text-shaped support protrusions made of synthetic resin, and on the upper surface thereof is formed a highly visible text-shaped protruding display portion, and the height of the outside of the soles of both feet and the front end is configured to be thicker than the thickness of other soles, and the height of the other portion is treated as an inclined surface, thereby better maintaining the body rotation axis.

[0002] As is well known, a golf swing generally consists of a stance, which determines the position of both feet at an appropriate distance from the ball; an address, which positions the head of the golf club on the ground behind the ball and takes an appropriate posture to hit the ball; a backswing, which moves the golf club back and lifts it up; a downswing, which pulls the golf club down to hit the ball in the backswing state; an impact, which is when the head of the downswing golf club hits the ball; and a finish, which is when the swing is completed as the golf club (head) continues to push the ball due to inertia after hitting the ball.

[0003] During the backswing, as the golf club moves backward, the body weight moves to the right, and the force is concentrated on the outside of the right foot, as indicated by the dotted circle in Figure 1. If the body cannot support the shifted body weight and is pushed out beyond the appropriate point on the right, a strong downswing using the body weight cannot be performed, and thus the ball cannot be sent far.

[0004] The same applies to the downswing. In other words, if your body axis moves toward the target during the downswing, you will not be able to make a strong downswing, and therefore will not be able to send the ball far.

[0005] Additionally, when addressing while wearing conventional golf shoes, the body moves to the right or left with respect to the ball position, which reduces the accuracy of hitting the ball at impact.

[0006] Therefore, when swinging a golf club, the phenomenon in which the body moves excessively to the left and right, causing loss of ball striking power and accuracy in striking the ball, is called sway. To prevent sway, bringing both knees together can be said to be the basic posture for a golf swing.

[0007] However, if a golfer wears conventional golf shoes with a flat sole and is not careful to prevent sway by bringing both knees together to create a gap between the outside or inside of both golf shoes and the ground, there is a problem that the golfer's body can easily move left and right, which can cause sway.

[0008] Meanwhile, there are so many items that golfers need to pack for a round of golf that it is cumbersome and they often miss them, and one of those golf items is golf shoes. Unlike regular shoes, golf shoes have spikes protruding from the bottom to prevent the feet from slipping during a golf swing, or there are spikeless products that have rubber protrusions made of urethane or other rubber products that act as spikes.

[0009] However, the golf shoes that golfers must carry when going on a round of golf are very bulky and heavy, so there was a problem that it was inconvenient to carry them.

[0010] Also, if a golfer forgets to bring golf shoes, there is the inconvenience of having to use a rental product, and in the case of golf shoes with spikes on the sole, it is very common for some of the spikes to be damaged, and it is difficult to replace them with new golf shoes each time, and in some cases, the damage to the spikes is not even noticed, but if the spikes are damaged during a round, there are cases where the golfer cannot quickly get golf shoes, which sometimes ruins the round for that day.

[0011] Meanwhile, in the case of golf shoes with spikes on the sole, there was the inconvenience of having to change back to regular shoes in such situations because the spikes were uncomfortable when walking on regular roads or sidewalks and were very uncomfortable when driving.

[0012] In addition, with the recent revitalization of the golf industry, many golf-related promotional items are being produced, and most of them are distributed by printing company names or logos on golf markers, golf tees, or golf balls. However, these items can be easily lost, and the printed text can be easily erased, which inevitably reduces the promotional effect.

[0013] Meanwhile, in the case of general golf shoes, the thickness of the sole is configured uniformly, but when a golfer actually swings, centrifugal force is generated due to the rotation of the body as well as the rotation of the club held by the arms, and this centrifugal force acts in the direction of twisting the body's center of gravity, causing sway, and this sway is the cause of a major miss shot.

[0014] Sway can occur depending on the rotation of the body and the rotational trajectory of the club, and can appear as a result of rotation at any position from the backswing and impact to the finish. When sway occurs, the body's rotational axis shakes, making it very difficult to hit the golf ball squarely.

[0015] The present invention has been made in consideration of the circumstances of the above-mentioned prior art, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, which can be easily attached to and detached from the front end of a general shoe to provide support for the ground so as to enable golf, has a plurality of text-shaped support protrusions made of synthetic resin protruding on the lower surface thereof, has a highly visible text-shaped protruding display formed on the upper surface thereof, and has a height of the outside of the sole and the front end of both feet thicker than the thickness of other soles, and has a height of an inclined surface in the area excluding that area, thereby better maintaining the body rotation axis.

[0016] In order to achieve the above-described purpose, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes is provided, comprising: a cylindrical body (6) configured such that a rear insertion portion (14) and a front insertion portion (10) are connected to each other so that a front end of a general shoe (2) can be passed through and inserted, and a plurality of support protrusions (18) are configured to protrude from a lower surface thereof; an upper cut portion (8) is formed on a predetermined portion of the upper surface of the body (6) to be mounted so as to cover the shoe (2), and a front fastening portion (12) and a rear fastening portion (13) are divided based on the upper cut portion (8).

[0017] Preferably, the support protrusion (18) is provided with a composite support surface structure for preventing sway in the forward and outward direction during address, thereby preventing motion errors in which the body is tilted toward the ball due to the left and right sway and centrifugal force of the club during a golf swing. A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes is provided.

[0018] Preferably, the support protrusion (18) is a protrusion embossed in the shape of text, and a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes is provided, characterized by being any one of a company name, a product name, a service name, and a slogan.

[0019] Preferably, a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes is provided, in which the composite support surface structure of the support protrusion (18) is uniformly configured with a protrusion height of 5 mm in a width of a predetermined length in the transverse direction of the front end thereof, and a protrusion height of 5 mm is uniformly configured with a width of a predetermined length on the outer part of the body, and the area excluding this area is sloped so that the highest height is 5 mm and the lowest height is 2.5 mm.

[0020] Preferably, a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes is provided, in which a highly visible text-shaped protruding display portion (16) is formed on a portion of the upper surface of a body (6) mounted to cover the shoe (2).

[0021] Preferably, when the rear fastening part (13) is pulled toward the user's body, the lower fastening part (13) is extended further rearward with respect to the front fastening part (12) based on the upper cut part (8) and is fixed to the upper surface of the shoe (2) in a state where the gap between the original front fastening part (12) and the rear fastening part (13) is wider than that between the original front fastening part (12) and the rear fastening part (13), thereby providing a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, in which a greater restoring force acts as a fastening force.

[0022] The single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to the present invention is attached and detached to the front end of a regular shoe and performs the same function as a golf shoe, supporting the ground, thereby eliminating the need to carry a separate, heavy golf shoe, and thus providing high convenience. In addition, the outer sole and front end of both feet are thicker than the other soles, and the text support protrusions on the sole have an inclined surface that allows both feet to gather toward the center, thereby better maintaining the body's rotation axis. In addition, the sole pad can be easily detached from the shoe during a round of golf, while walking in a shade house, or after a round of golf, thereby providing the advantage of quickly returning to a regular shoe. In addition, the text-shaped protrusion formed on the upper surface can be embossed with various information, such as a company name, product name, or service name, and since the golfer will frequently look at it when addressing the ball, there is also the advantage of a very large marketing effect.

[0023] Figure 1 is a drawing showing the state of weight transfer during a golf swing.

[0024] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a shoe.

[0025] Figure 3 is a bottom view showing a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention mounted on a shoe.

[0026] Figure 4 is a drawing showing the bottom state of a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention mounted on a shoe.

[0028] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a shoe, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing a state in which a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a shoe.

[0030] With reference to this, a single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention can be easily attached to and detached from the front end of a general shoe to provide support for the ground so that golfing is possible, and a plurality of text-shaped support protrusions made of synthetic resin are protruded on the lower surface thereof, a highly visible text-shaped protruding display portion is formed on the upper surface thereof, and the height of the outside of the soles of both feet and the front end is configured to be thicker than the thickness of other soles, and the height of the area excluding that area is processed as an inclined surface, thereby making it possible to better maintain the body rotation axis, which is a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes.

[0031] A single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is a shoe pad having a detachable structure that can be worn or removed by overlaying it on a regular shoe (2), and is a shoe pad for changing golf shoes that enables a quick golf round when worn.

[0032] A single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention can be installed not only on regular shoes (2) but also on spikeless golf shoes to firmly fix slippery regular shoes (2) to the ground so that a golf swing can be performed, and can also be worn on spikeless golf shoes with small spikes or easily worn-out spikes, such as spikeless golf shoes, to better support the user's lower body.

[0033] More specifically, a single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body (6) in which a rear insertion portion (14) and a front insertion portion (10) are connected to each other so that the front end of a general shoe (2) can be passed through and inserted, and a plurality of support protrusions (18) are formed to protrude from the lower surface thereof; an upper cut portion (8) is formed on a predetermined portion of the upper surface of the body (6) to be mounted so as to cover the shoe (2), and a front fastening portion (12) and a rear fastening portion (13) are divided based on the upper cut portion (8).

[0034] In addition, the above-mentioned support protrusion (18) is formed with a composite support surface structure to prevent sway in the forward and outward direction when addressing, thereby preventing motion errors in which the body is tilted toward the ball due to left and right sway and centrifugal force of the club during a golf swing.

[0035] In addition, the above-mentioned support protrusion (18) is a protrusion embossed in the shape of text, and by making one of the company name, product name, service name, and slogan protrude in the shape of text, it not only exhibits excellent fixation to the ground, but also can function as an excellent marketing tool to inform about the company, product, or service.

[0036] The single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure can be installed on a cart before the golfer climbs onto the tee box, and thus, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention can easily change even regular shoes into golf shoes.

[0037] In addition, the golfer can easily detach the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention from the shoe during a round of golf, while walking in a shade house, or after a round of golf is finished, so that the golfer can quickly return to normal shoes.

[0038] Meanwhile, when the user sequentially passes the front end of the shoe (2) through the front insertion part (10) and the rear insertion part (14) of the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention, and then grasps the rear fastening part (13) and pulls it toward the user's body, the lower fastening part (13) extends further rearward with respect to the front fastening part (12) based on the upper cut part (8).

[0039] In that state, when the user releases the rear fastening portion (13) that has been gripped, it is fixed to the front fastening portion (12) and the rear fastening portion (13) on the upper surface of the shoe (2) in a state where the gap between the original front fastening portion (12) and the rear fastening portion (13) is wider, which causes a greater restoring force to be applied to the front fastening portion (12) and the rear fastening portion (13), and the restoring force is applied as a greater fastening force, so that the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is firmly fixed to the front end of the shoe (2).

[0040] Preferably, a highly visible text-type protruding display portion (16) is formed on a portion of the upper surface of the body (6) that is mounted to cover the shoe (2), and the protruding display portion (16) is configured to protrude in the form of text at a location that the golfer cannot help but look at frequently when addressing the shoe, so that any one of the company name, product name, service name, and slogan can be made to protrude in the form of text, which can be an excellent marketing tool.

[0041] In addition, the protruding display (16) can be embossed with a nice phrase that can calm the mind of the golfer, thereby allowing the golfer to swing with a more comfortable mind when addressing the ball.

[0042] FIG. 4 is a drawing showing the bottom state of a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention mounted on a shoe.

[0043] Referring to this, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is configured so that the outer side of both feet is thicker than the inner side in terms of the thickness of the body (6), and the front end is also configured so as to be thicker than other parts in the transverse direction, so that both legs of the golfer are naturally gathered inward when addressing the golf ball, and sway can be prevented during the swing motion.

[0044] That is, the outer thickness of the bottom in the backswing direction of the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention fixed to the right shoe at address is configured to be thicker than the inner thickness, and the outer thickness of the bottom in the target direction of the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention fixed to the left shoe is configured to be thicker than the inner thickness.

[0045] In addition, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is formed so that the front end of the bottom is uniformly thicker than other parts in order to prevent the golfer's body from collapsing toward the golf ball due to centrifugal force when impacting the golf ball.

[0046] In more detail, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention has a composite support surface structure of the support protrusion (18) that is uniformly configured with a predetermined length and width in the transverse direction of the front end and a protrusion height of 5 mm, and is uniformly configured with a predetermined length and width and a protrusion height of 5 mm on the outer part of the body, which appears to form a uniform support protrusion in the shape of the letter "ㄱ" at the front end and the outer part of the bottom surface.

[0047] In addition, the area except the front end and the outer part of the bottom surface is sloped to 5 mm to 2.5 mm, and as shown in Fig. 4, it is cut sloped toward the inside of the shoe, so that the height of the central part can be 4 mm or 3 mm, which is an ergonomic 3D alignment (indicated by θ2).

[0048] Therefore, due to the difference in the bottom thickness of the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention, when addressing a golf ball, the golfer's both legs naturally gather inward like the shoe shape of the dotted line shown in FIG. 5, and sway can be prevented during the swing motion, and when impacting a golf ball, the golfer's body is supported so that it is not pushed toward the ball by centrifugal force, and as a result, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention can play a role in making the center of the golfer's body gather inward during addressing, providing stability, and supporting the rotation axis better while facilitating the transfer of the golfer's weight during the swing.

[0049] At this time, the body (6) and the support protrusion (18) are made of synthetic resin, mainly rubber or silicone, so compared to general spike materials, the golfer does not generate noise when walking and has a better walking feel.

[0050] Meanwhile, a single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention can be designed to have a bottom surface that can reduce mistakes based on body movements caused by mistakes made during a golfer's swing. In the case of golf beginners, the center of gravity is often shifted toward the ball during a swing, causing a backswing.

[0051] Accordingly, the single-type shoe pad (4) for changing golf shoes according to one embodiment of the present invention is designed so that the front part of the bottom surface is higher than the back part, i.e., thicker.

[0052] Meanwhile, the single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but various changes can be made within a range that does not deviate from the technical gist thereof.

[0053] *Explanation of symbols*

[0054] 2: General shoes, 4: Single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes,

[0055] 6: Body, 8: Central cutout,

[0056] 10: Front insertion hole, 12: Front fastening part,

[0057] 14: Rear insertion hole, 16: Rear attachment part,

[0058] 18: Support protrusion.

Claims

1. A tubular body (6) having a rear insertion portion (14) and a front insertion portion (10) connected to each other so that the front end of a general shoe (2) can be inserted through it, and having a plurality of support protrusions (18) protruding from the lower surface thereof; A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, in which an upper cut portion (8) is formed on a predetermined portion of the upper surface of a body (6) that is mounted to cover the above shoe (2), and the upper cut portion (8) is divided into a front fastening portion (12) and a rear fastening portion (13).

2. In paragraph 1, The above-mentioned support protrusion (18) is a single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, which is made of a composite support surface structure to prevent sway in the forward and outward direction when addressing, and can prevent motion errors in which the body is tilted toward the ball due to left-right sway and centrifugal force of the club during a golf swing.

3. In paragraph 1, A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, characterized in that the above-mentioned support protrusion (18) is a protrusion embossed in the shape of text, and is one of a company name, a product name, a service name, and a slogan.

4. In paragraph 2, A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, in which the composite support surface structure of the above-mentioned support protrusion (18) is uniformly configured with a protrusion height of 5 mm in a width of a predetermined length in the transverse direction of the front end, and a protrusion height of 5 mm in a predetermined width of a predetermined length on the outer part of the body, and the area excluding this area is sloped so that the highest height is 5 mm and the lowest height is 2.5 mm.

5. In paragraph 1, A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, in which a highly visible text-shaped protruding display portion (16) is formed on the upper surface of a body (6) mounted to cover the above-mentioned shoe (2).

6. In paragraph 1, A single-type shoe pad for changing golf shoes, in which when the rear fastening part (13) is pulled toward the user's body, the lower fastening part (13) is extended further rearward with respect to the front fastening part (12) based on the upper cut part (8) and is fixed to the upper surface of the shoe (2) in a state where the gap between the original front fastening part (12) and the rear fastening part (13) is wider than that between the original front fastening part (12) and the rear fastening part (13), so that a greater restoring force acts as the fastening force.

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