Cleated athletic shoe
OwnerStan Hockersoninventor
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Abstract
A cleated athletic shoe (18) incorporating a cleat frame (22) having cleat supports (52) which extend down through openings formed in a sole (20). The cleat supports (52) carry cleats (26-36) having portions which extend below the bottom surface of the sole (20) for providing traction on a player surface. The cleated supports (52) are coupled to the cleat frame (22) in a manner which transfers upward forces from the cleat (26-36) into the cleat frame (22) when the shoe is weighted.
Claims15
A cleated athletic shoe which comprises a sole having a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one opening penetrating through the sole, a cleat frame mounted above the top surface, and a cleat support for supporting at least one cleat in a position at which at least a portion of the cleat is below the bottom surface, the cleat support being in register with the opening, the cleat support being carried by the cleat frame, the cleat support comprising an elastic generally U-shaped wall having a lower downwardly convex portion projecting through the opening of the sole and the wall is sufficiently elastic to deform and transfer upward forces from the cleat into the cleat frame when the shoe is weighted by the user for shielding the user's foot from point impact loading.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.