US 6,481,122 B2 · Shoe cleat apparatus

Abstract

A shoe cleat apparatus is provided which includes a receiver and a spike which is configured for swiveling within the receiver. The receiver includes a barrel which has an interior space and a surrounding disc. A neck with a central opening is positioned below the barrel, the opening being smaller in transverse dimension than the interior space. A seat is provided below the neck. The spike includes a shank having a shaft, a tip, a collar positioned between the shaft and the tip, and an enlarged head. The shaft is sized to fit within the opening and the collar to fit within the seat. The head may be pushed through the opening of the receiver to retain the spike on the receiver. The head, shaft and collar are sized respective to the interior space, opening and seat to permit limited swiveling and thus tilting of the spike relative to the receiver.

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Dependent claims

A shoe cleat apparatus configured for mounting to a sole of a shoe, said apparatus comprising:

a body including a barrel defining an interior space having a first transverse dimension and a neck presenting an opening communicating with the interior space and having a second transverse dimension smaller than said first transverse dimension;
a spike including an elongated shank having a proximal end and a distal end, a portion of the shank proximate the proximal end being swingably received in the interior space;
a collar on the shank positioned intermediate the proximal and distal ends, the collar having a third transverse dimension greater than the first transverse dimension and the second transverse dimension to prevent passage through the opening and into the interior space;
and
a head on the proximal end of the shank having a fourth transverse dimension larger than the second transverse dimension of the opening but smaller than the first transverse dimension of the interior space.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Shoe cleat apparatus

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Abstract

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