Article of footwear with traction members having a low profile sole
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid Ortley, Marco Aurelio Grott
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Abstract
An article of footwear with traction members, such as cleats or spikes, having a low profile sole providing increased stability to the wearer. The profile of a sole is the distance between the lasting line and the end of the traction members. This distance incorporates traction members, an outsole of the article of footwear having receptacles for receiving the traction members, and a lasting material located above the receptacles for attaching the sole to the upper. A lower profile may be achieved by reducing, for example, the height of the receptacle, through the use of new connection mechanisms and/or constructions.
Claims8
An article of footwear comprising:
- a lasting material;
- a receptacle connected to the lasting material, the receptacle comprising a snap fit retaining mechanism;
- and
- a traction member adapted to snap into the snap fit retaining mechanism of the receptacle,
- wherein the snap fit retaining mechanism comprises a movable first prong,
- wherein the traction member comprises a tooth engageable with the movable first prong,
- wherein the traction member further comprises a hole that allows access to the movable first prong, and
- wherein the hole is sized to allow an end of a removal tool to pass therethrough to directly contact the movable prong and disengage the tooth and the movable first prong.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.