Patent ID: 6154984
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
A cleat assembly adapted for interlocking with a receptacle mounted on an athletic shoe, said cleat assembly comprising:(a) a T-shaped member having a stem and a plurality of arms projecting perpendicularly thereto, an end of the stem distal from the arms having two branches;(b) a base having a center hole and first and second faces, the first face being generally smooth; the second face having a plurality of arcuate-shaped ridges which project in a direction away from the first face and which are disposed generally concentrically about the center hole; and(c) a connector which has a centrally-located opening into which the two branches of the T-shaped member can be squeeze-fitted; in assembled relation, a portion of the base contiguous with the center hole being juxtaposed between the arms of the T-shaped member and the connector, the stem of the T-shaped member extending through the center hole of the base and into the centrally-located opening of the connector.