Patent ID: 7040043
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A cleat securable to the sole of a shoe for providing traction for the shoe on a ground surface, the cleat comprising: a hub with an exposed bottom surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe; a plurality of traction elements extending from the hub in a direction away from the exposed bottom surface of the hub; a cleat connector member provided in an upper surface of the hub facing oppositely of the exposed bottom surface, wherein said connector is securable to a shoe connector member; and at least one resiliently flexible web having a distal edge extending radially outward from said hub and a convex generally upward facing surface disposed proximate the shoe sole, said web extending along and between at least two of said traction elements in a position to prevent debris and grass from collecting between the at least two traction elements and the sole of the shoe and to impart lateral support to said traction elements.