Method for making a cleated plate member and apparatus

A cleated plate member for an article of footwear, comprising:

• a plate body made of a first molding material;
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• at least one blade cleat assembly associated with an exposed surface of the plate body and including an anchor member associated with a blade member, the blade member having a planar body including two substantially parallel planar sides, the planar body having a base portion, a head portion opposite the base portion, and a through hole formed in the base portion, the head portion extending beyond the anchor member away from the plate body, a second molding material of the anchor member surrounding the base portion of the blade member and extending through the through hole formed in the base portion of the blade member.

A blade cleat assembly for a molded cleated plate member of an article of footwear, the blade cleat assembly comprising:

• a blade member including a planar body having two substantially parallel planar sides, the planar body including a base portion, a head portion opposite the base portion, and a through hole formed in the base portion;
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• an anchor member made of a first molding material and operable to be attached to the molded cleated plate member, the first molding material surrounding the base portion of the blade member and extending through the through hole formed in the base portion of the blade member, the head portion extending beyond the anchor member in a direction away from the base portion.