Patent ID: 6647647
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
An article of footwear comprising a sole, said sole including:a ground engaging member extending from said sole, said ground engaging member having a base attached to the sole and a moveble portion being telescopingly positionable at one of a plurality of predetermined positions relative to said base, said base being concentrically disposed about a stem, and said movable portion includes a spring member extending in circumferential direction relative to said movable portion and being resiliently biased in a radially outward direction, said base having a plurality of first locking portions formed therein and a distal end of said spring member having a second locking portion formed on an outward side thereof, wherein said movable portion is configured so that said second locking portion selectively engages one of said first locking portions so as to lock said movable portion in positional relationship with said base at said one of a plurality of predetermined positions.