US 8,945,449 B2 · Method for making a cleated plate

Abstract

A method for making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear is described. The method includes a number of steps where various molds are used to form different components of the cleated plate member. A collar receptacle is formed using a first molding process. A cleat member is formed from a non-compatible material with a fastener of the cleat member associated with the collar receptacle using another molding process to form a combined cleat assembly. The combined cleat assembly is placed into corresponding receptacles in a mold used to form the cleated plate member. The cleated plate member is formed using another molding process that embeds the collar receptacle into the body of the cleated plate member. The completed cleated plate member includes releasably attached cleat members.

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Dependent claims

A method of making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear comprising the steps of:

forming a collar receptacle having a hole using a first molding system;
forming at least one cleat member having a fastener element using the collar receptacle and a second molding system to form a cleat assembly;
placing the cleat assembly into at least one cleat assembly receptacle disposed in a plate cavity associated with a third molding system;
and
forming a cleated plate member having the collar receptacle embedded within a body of the cleated plate member using the third molding system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for making a cleated plate

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Method for making a cleated plate

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Abstract

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