Patent ID: 9743707
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C

Claim:
1. An article of cleated footwear, particularly for soccer, football, golf and similar sports comprising: an upper for covering an athlete's foot; a sole attached to the upper around a periphery thereof; and four groups of ground engaging members, each of the ground engaging members having a footprint defining a lateral surface area, each of ground engaging members also having a rotational orientation, wherein the plurality of ground engaging members has a footprint having a larger apex triangle next to a smaller apex triangle, wherein the larger apex triangle shares a base with the smaller apex triangle, thereby forming a six sided footprint to the ground engaging member, wherein each of a footprint six sides are outwardly facing with respect to a center of the footprint six sides, also thereby providing a relatively large lateral surface area due to the six sided footprint relative to a volume of the ground engaging member, the footprint further being a bottom most horizontal plane of an individual cleat adapted to contact the ground; the first group at an instep phalanx region of the footwear, the second group at an outstep phalanx region of the footwear, the third group at a metatarsal region and the fourth group at a heel region of the footwear, and wherein the third group comprises: a first ground engaging member at a 12 o'clock position with respect to a toe of the footwear, further wherein the 12 o'clock position corresponds to a point of the first ground engaging member at a zero degree offset with respect to the toe, further wherein the 12 o'clock position and the point of the first ground engaging member at the zero degree offset with respect to the toe corresponds to a y-axis of an x-y axis, said point of the first ground engaging member further being the smaller apex of the first ground engaging member corresponding to the 12 o'clock position, while directly opposite the point of the first ground engaging member, along the y-axis, is the larger apex of the first ground engaging member a second ground engaging member at a 3 o'clock position with respect to the toe of the footwear, further wherein the 3 o'clock position corresponds to a point of the second ground engaging member at a 90 degree offset with respect to the toe, further wherein the 3 o'clock position and the point of the second ground engaging member at a 90 degree offset with respect to the toe corresponds to a x-axis of an x-y axis; said point of the second ground engaging member being the larger apex of the second ground engaging member corresponding to the 3 o'clock position, while directly opposite the point of the second ground engaging member, along the x-axis, is the smaller apex of the second ground engaging member, a third ground engaging member at a 6 o'clock position with respect to the toe of the footwear, further wherein the 6 o'clock position corresponds to a point of the third ground engaging member at a 180 degree offset with respect to the y-axis; said point of the third ground engaging member being the larger apex of the third ground engaging member corresponding to the 6 o'clock position; while directly opposite the point of the third ground engaging member, along the y-axis, is the smaller apex of the third ground engaging member; and a fourth ground engaging member at a 9 o'clock position with respect to the toe of the footwear, further wherein the 9 o'clock position corresponds to a point of the fourth ground engaging member at a 270 degree offset with respect to the y-axis, said point of the fourth ground engaging member being the large apex of the fourth ground engaging member corresponding to the 6 o'clock position, while directly opposite the point of the fourth ground engaging member, along the x-axis, is the smaller apex of the fourth ground engaging member; wherein the rotational orientation of each ground engaging member is selected to effectively cut through a grass playing surface.