Patent ID: 11910883
Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A traction element for an article of footwear, the traction element comprising:
a base member that is dimensioned to be embedded within a cleat plate of the article of footwear, the base member including a plurality of openings extending through the base member to facilitate portions of the cleat plate extending through the openings during installation of the base member in the cleat plate, wherein the plurality of openings includes a first opening and a pair of second openings smaller in size in relation to the first opening; and
a ground engaging member that extends at an angle from the base member so as to be exposed and extend transversely from the bottom surface of the cleat plate when the base member is installed within the cleat plate, wherein the ground engaging member has a length that is greater than a lengthwise dimension of the base member, and the ground engaging member comprises:
a first plate having a first planar surface;
a second plate having a second planar surface angled from the first planar surface of the first plate and joining with the first plate along a first side of the first plate so as to define a first vertical junction entirely along the first side between the first plate and the second plate; and
a third plate having a third planar surface angled from the first planar surface of the first plate and joining with the first plate along a second side that opposes the first side of the first plate so as to define a second vertical junction entirely along the second side between the first plate and the third plate;

wherein the first plate includes an elongated opening extending through the first plate and a notch defined at a free end of the first plate.