Patent ID: 6481122
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
A shoe cleat apparatus configured for mounting to a sole of a shoe, said apparatus comprising:a body including a barrel defining an interior space having a first transverse dimension and a neck presenting an opening communicating with the interior space and having a second transverse dimension smaller than said first transverse dimension; a spike including an elongated shank having a proximal end and a distal end, a portion of the shank proximate the proximal end being swingably received in the interior space; a collar on the shank positioned intermediate the proximal and distal ends, the collar having a third transverse dimension greater than the first transverse dimension and the second transverse dimension to prevent passage through the opening and into the interior space; and a head on the proximal end of the shank having a fourth transverse dimension larger than the second transverse dimension of the opening but smaller than the first transverse dimension of the interior space.