Patent ID: 11877627
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A spike for an article of footwear, the spike comprising:
a first portion configured to be attached to the article of footwear and being formed from a first polymeric material having a first hardness, the first portion including (i) a base extending from a first end to a second end along an axial direction and having a first diameter, (ii) a first flange extending radially outwardly from the first end of the base, the first flange having an exposed radially outermost portion, and having a first mating surface formed on an opposite side of the first flange than the base, the first flange having a second diameter greater than the first diameter; and (iii) a projection extending from the first mating surface of the first flange, the projection including a plurality of ribs and having a third diameter that is less than the first diameter and the second diameter; and
a second portion including a second flange having a second mating surface attached to the first mating surface of the first portion, the second flange having an exposed radially outermost portion and having a fourth diameter that is the same as the second diameter,
wherein the projection and the plurality ribs are embedded within the second portion, the plurality of ribs being spaced apart from each other along the axial direction between the first flange and a distal end of the projection.