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US 2014/0259764 A1Published application
Shoe Cleat for Non-Cleated Shoes
OwnerJames R. Schoenleberinventor
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Abstract
A shoe cleat for installation on a non-cleated shoe provides a disk shaped base having opposing surfaces with a ground surface engaging protuberance on one base surface, and a threaded sole engaging screw on the opposing base surface. A cleat wrench releasably engages with outer peripheral configuration of the surface engage protuberance and allows the cleat to be threadably engaged in a shoe sole by a user.
Claims8
A traction cleat for releasable attachment to a shoe sole comprising in combination:
- a base having a first side surface, an opposing second side surface and a circumferential edge extending thereabout, the circumferential edge having a sole engaging lip extending toward the first side surface;
- a threaded sole engaging screw extending axially from the first side surface, the screw having a pointed tip opposite the first side surface for penetrating into the shoe sole so that the threads draw the cleat into the shoe sole as the cleat is rotated;
- a ground engaging protrusion extending axially from the opposing second side surface, the ground engaging protrusion having a peripheral configuration for secure releasable engagement with a cleat wrench to rotate the cleat relative to the shoe sole to cause the cleat to penetrate into and threadably engage with the shoe sole.
A method of installing traction cleats on a shoe sole not manufactured for carrying shoe cleats comprising the steps of:
- orienting a shoe having a sole portion so that the sole portion is upwardly facing;
- marking locations for installation of traction cleats on the shoe sole with a marking instrument, the locations spaced apart from one another a distance of at least a diameter of a base portion of a traction cleat;
- engaging a ground engaging protrusion of a traction cleat with a cleat wrench so that the traction cleat may be rotated relative to the shoe sole with the cleat wrench;
- placing a pointed tip portion of a sole engaging screw carried by the cleat on a side portion opposite the ground engaging protrusion on the previously marked location on the shoe sole;
- simultaneously exerting pressure on the cleat wrench to force the pointed tip portion of the sole engaging screw into the sole of the shoe and exerting rotational force on the cleat wrench causing the sole engaging screw to penetrate and thread into the shoe sole.
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