Patent ID: 7946062
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An athletic shoe comprising: an outsole; a receptacle mounted in said outsole and having an internally threaded socket; a stud having a flange, a threaded spigot extending from an upper side of said flange for threadedly engaging said socket about an axis, and at least one ground engaging dynamic spike extending from a lower side of said flange, said dynamic spike being sufficiently flexible to flex under the weight of a wearer of said shoe; an outsole element extending downward from said outsole, wherein the axial height of said element is less than the axial extent of the dynamic spike, wherein said element is positioned sufficiently proximate said receptacle to permit said element to interact with said dynamic spike when flexing under said wearer weight; and a locking feature to secure said stud in said receptacle in at least one specific rotational position relative to said receptacle and said outsole when said spigot is threadedly engaged in said socket, wherein, in said specific rotational position, said dynamic spike is oriented to contact said element, wherein said dynamic spike, in said specific rotational position and when flexing under said wearer weight, contacts said element.