Studs for footwear and method of making same
AssigneeTriman Limited
InventorRoy S. Collins
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Abstract
A stud for releasable attachment to an article of footwear, particularly for use in games and sports, comprises a support made of plastics material such as glass-filled nylon and a metal pin element. The support has an externally screw-threaded sleeve for engagement with a socket in an article of footwear and an outwardly directed flange for engagement with the lower end of the socket or with the sole of the article of footwear. The pin element comprises a stem and a ground-engaging head which may be blunt or spike-shaped. In assembly the stem is inserted into the sleeve and is then deformed as by riveting to secure the support and the pin element together.
Claims9
A method of making a stud for footwear, the stud comprising a support made of plastics material and a metal pin element, the support comprising an externally screw-threaded sleeve, for engagement with an internally screw-threaded socket in an article of footwear, and an outwardly directed flange for engagement with the lower end of the socket or with the underside of the article of footwear, and the pin element comprising a stem and a ground-engaging head, and the method comprising the steps of inserting the stem into the sleeve of the support and deforming the stem after insertion to secure the support and the pin element permanently together prior to engagement of said support with said internally screw-threaded socket.
A stud for footwear comprising a support made of plastics material and a metal pin element, the support comprising an externally screw-threaded sleeve, for engagement with an internally screw-threaded socket in an article of footwear, and an outwardly directed flange for engagement with the lower end of the socket or with the underside of the article of footwear, and the pin element comprising a stem and a ground-engaging head, the stem having been deformed after insertion into the sleeve of the support to secure the support and the pin element permanently together to define a stud which may be subsequently engaged as a unit with said screw-threaded socket.
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