Athletic shoe having an improved cleat arrangement
AssigneeElan-Polo, Inc.
InventorsDavid Mills, Jacob Ulkus
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Abstract
An athletic shoe having an improved cleat arrangement is provided. An angled or v-cleat is provided near the first metatarsal region to provide improved traction for a wide variety of sports. In some embodiments, cleats forming an obtuse angle opened towards the medial side of the shoe are also provided for improved forward and lateral traction.
Claims19
An athletic shoe, said athletic shoe having a first metatarsal region having a front portion and a rear portion, said athletic shoe having a medial side and lateral side, said athletic shoe having a middle portion and a forefoot portion, said athletic shoe comprising:
- a v-cleat configured from a pair of cleats which are configured to form a v-shape, said v-cleat having an open side, said v-cleat being positioned near said rear portion of said first metatarsal region with said open side of said v-cleat arranged toward said front portion of said first metatarsal region;
- a first toe cleat and a second toe cleat positioned proximate to one another near said top portion of said first metatarsal region;
- a plurality of center-line cleats, said cleats positioned between said first metatarsal region and said fifth metatarsal region of said athletic shoe, said cleats generally positioned along a line extending from said middle portion to said forefoot portion of said athletic shoe and generally centered between said medial side and said lateral side of said athletic shoe.
An athletic shoe, said athletic shoe having a first metatarsal region having a front portion and a rear portion, said athletic shoe having a medial side and lateral side, said athletic shoe comprising:
- an acute angled cleat configured from two cleats which generally form an acute angle, said acute angled cleat having an open side, said acute angled cleat positioned near said rear portion of said first metatarsal region with said open side of said acute angled cleat arranged toward said front portion of said first metatarsal region;
- a first toe cleat and a second toe cleat positioned proximate to one another near said front portion of said first metatarsal region;
- a medial cleat positioned between said front and rear portions of said first metatarsal region and adjacent to said medial side of said athletic shoe.
A cleat arrangement, said cleat arrangement located on the bottom of an athletic shoe, said athletic shoe having a first metatarsal region and a fifth metatarsal region, said first metatarsal region and said fifth metatarsal region both having a front portion and a rear portion, said athletic shoe having a medial side and a lateral side, said athletic shoe having a forefoot portion, a middle portion, and a heel portion, said cleat arrangement comprising:
- an acute angled cleat configured from two cleats which generally form an acute angle, said acute angled cleat having an open side, said acute angled cleat positioned near said rear portion of said first metatarsal region with said open side of said acute angled cleat arranged toward the front portion of the first metatarsal region;
- a first toe cleat and a second toe cleat positioned proximate to one another near said front portion of said first metatarsal region;
- a medial cleat positioned between said front and rear portions of said first metatarsal region and adjacent to said medial side of said athletic shoe;
- an obtuse angled cleat configured from two cleats which generally form an obtuse angle;
- said obtuse angled cleat having an open side, said obtuse angled cleat positioned near said rear portion of said fifth metatarsal region with said open side of said obtuse angled cleat arranged toward said medial side of said athletic shoe;
- a third toe cleat positioned near said front of said fifth metatarsal region;
- a lateral cleat positioned between said front and said rear portions of said fifth metatarsal region and adjacent to said lateral edge of said athletic shoe.
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