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US 12,440,736 B2Granted
Golf cleat with integrated bristles
OwnerAndres F. Garciainventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure is related to a cleat for a shoe. The cleat can include a base having opposing first and second surfaces. The cleat further includes a fastener extending from the first surface and adapted to couple the cleat to a sole of the shoe. Additionally, the cleat can include a plurality of spike legs arranged in a distributed arrangement and extending outwardly from the second surface of the base to terminate in a distal end portion spaced from the second surface. The cleat can further include bristles extending between at least some adjacent pairs of the spike legs away from the second surface of the base.
Claims15
A cleat for a shoe, the cleat comprising:
- a base having opposing first and second surfaces;
- a fastener extending from the first surface and adapted to couple the cleat to a sole of the shoe;
- a plurality of spike legs arranged in a distributed arrangement and extending outwardly from the second surface of the base to terminate in a distal end portion spaced from the second surface, wherein each spike leg of the plurality of spike legs includes a proximal elongate portion that extends radially outwardly from a central portion of the base, the distal end portion extending from the proximal elongate portion, and at least a terminal end portion of the distal end portion curving in a direction away from the second surface and adapted to contact ground;
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- bristles extending outwardly from the second surface of the base,
- wherein the base from which the bristles extend has a curved shape configured to mechanically bias the spike legs and bristles away from the second surface of the base, and
- wherein responsive to applying an axial force to a given spike leg of the plurality of spike legs in a direction towards the second surface of the base at least some of the force is transferred to cause corresponding movement of some of the bristles adjacent the given spike leg towards the second surface of the base.
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A cleat for a shoe, the cleat comprising:
- a base having opposing first and second surfaces;
- a fastener extending from the first surface and adapted to couple the cleat to a sole of the shoe;
- a plurality of spike legs arranged in a distributed arrangement and extending outwardly from the second surface of the base to terminate in a distal end portion spaced from the second surface;
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- bristles extending outwardly from the second surface of the base,
- wherein the base from which the bristles extend has a curved shape configured to mechanically bias the spike legs and bristles away from the second surface of the base,
- wherein the base comprises:
- a fastener base member from which the fastener extends proximally;
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- a leg base member from which the spike legs extend distally, and wherein the bristles extend from a central support member that is sandwiched, at least partially, between a distal surface of the fastener base member and a proximal surface of the leg base member, and
- wherein responsive to applying an axial force to a given spike leg of the plurality of spike legs in a direction towards the second surface of the base at least some of the force is transferred to cause corresponding movement of some of the bristles adjacent the given spike leg towards the second surface of the base.
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A cleat for a shoe, the cleat comprising:
- a base having opposing first and second surfaces;
- a fastener extending from the first surface and adapted to couple the cleat to a sole of a shoe;
- a plurality of spike legs extending radially outwardly and axially from the second surface of the base;
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- a plurality of bristles extending radially outwardly from the base, wherein each of the spike legs has a cross-sectional width and extends an axial length away from the base, and each of the bristles has a cross-sectional width and extends an axial length away from the base, and wherein the cross-sectional width and the axial length of the spike legs are greater than the cross-sectional width and the axial length of the bristles, wherein the bristles extend from a central support member, in which the central support member has a proximal surface that engages and is coupled to a distal surface of the base, the base is adapted to move axially in response to axial force being applied to one or more spike legs of the plurality of spike legs, and the bristles are adapted to move axially in response to axial movement of the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.