US Patent Issued to Acushnet on Sept. 1 for "Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,405, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Acushnet Co. (Fairhaven, Mass.).

"Golf shoes with lace tightening system for closure and comfortable fit" was invented by Jean-Marie Bidal (Marlborough, Mass.) and Paul O. Teeter (Pembroke, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to golf shoes having a lace tightening system. The shoe may include one or more lace guides configured to receive a lace. The lace may be threaded through the lace guides and tightened or loosened using an adjustment mechanism mounted on the shoe. The lace and the lace tightening system may be used to secure a power shroud around a...