Sole and article of footwear having a braking cleat
AssigneeReebok International Ltd.
InventorJohn S. GREENHALGH
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Abstract
An article of footwear including a sole. The sole may include heel cleats positioned in a rearfoot area of the sole, forefoot cleats positioned in a forefoot area of the sole, and a recessed cleat. The recessed cleat may be positioned forward of the heel cleats and rearward of the forefoot cleats. The recessed cleat may be positioned closer to the heel cleats than to the forefoot cleats, and the recessed cleat does not project as far away from the sole as its most closely-adjacent heel cleat. The recessed cleat may have a lateral width greater than a lateral width of any of the heel cleats.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole comprising:
- heel cleats positioned in a rearfoot area of the sole, the heel cleats including a forward-most heel cleat;
- forefoot cleats positioned in a forefoot area of the sole;
- and
- a recessed cleat positioned forward of the forward-most heel cleat and rearward of the forefoot cleats,
- wherein the recessed cleat is positioned closer to the heel cleats than to the forefoot cleats,
- wherein the recessed cleat does not project downward as far the forward-most heel cleat,
- wherein the recessed cleat has a lateral width greater than a lateral width of any of the heel cleats.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper comprising:
- a leno weave layer;
- an exterior layer positioned directly on and exterior to the leno weave layer, the exterior layer forming an exterior of the upper, the exterior layer being formed of a thermoplastic polyurethane,
- wherein the exterior layer forms a higher-friction surface than the leno weave layer alone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.