Kicking shoe
US4617746A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/025
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved kicking shoe having a generally durable sheath housing and a pad upwardly protruding from the front portion of the shoe is disclosed. The pad has an inclined precipice at a first end portion having an apex located at a substantially central portion of the shoe. The second end portion of the pad being directly opposed to the first end substantially wraps around a side portion at a downwardly sloping incline extending substantially from said central portion to the bottom portion of the shoe. By providing a protruding pad originating substantially from said central portion to the bottom portion of the shoe, this substantially improves the range or accuracy of the trajectory of the ball upon impact with kicking portion of the pad of the kicking shoe. The protruding pad may in general be in the form of a golf club iron for allowing greater distance and control of the trajectory of a kicked ball to specifically minimize a hook, slice or shank to occur in the trajectory and to provide therefrom a characteristic of a quick rise on the football immediately after impact on the improved kicking pad.
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