Patent ID: 7685745
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A cleat securable to the sole of a shoe, the cleat comprising: a hub having a central axis and an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe; at least one traction element extending downward and radially outward away from the exposed surface of the hub, wherein the at least one traction element has an elongate cross-sectional shape taken along a plane parallel to the exposed surface of the hub and curved about the central axis of the hub, and wherein the at least one traction element comprises a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion, the leading edge portion having a first thickness and a first height, and the trailing edge portion having a second thickness and a second height, wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness and the first height is less than the second height; wherein the at least one traction element comprises a plurality of traction elements circumferentially spaced about a periphery of the hub; and wherein at least one of the plurality of traction elements extends from the leading edge portion to the trailing edge portion in one circumferential direction about the hub and at least another of the plurality of traction elements is oppositely oriented and extends from the trailing edge portion to the leading edge portion in the same circumferential direction about the hub.