Tool for custom fitting slip-ons to golf shoes and a method of use therefor
US5329701A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26F1/32
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool is used to custom fit rubber slip-ons onto golf shoes for use in wet conditions to keep the feet of the golfer dry. The tool can be manually manipulated to cut openings into the sole of a slip-on of an appropriate size so that the openings are aligned with the spikes of the golf shoe. When openings have been cut for all of the spikes, the sole of the slip-on rests against a base of the spikes and the sole of the golf shoe. The tool has an elongated hollow body with two ends. One end has a circular cutting edge thereon and the other end has a handle thereon. After the slip-on is placed onto the golf shoe with the spikes separating the sole of the slip-on from the sole of the golf shoe, the tool is aligned with each spike in turn to cut an appropriate opening for that spike. Previously, slip-ons have been designed with pre-cut openings but these slip-ons can only be used with a specific model of golf shoe of a specific manufacturer having a specific size.
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