Patent ID: 6305104
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
A removable cleat for use with an athletic shoe for providing to a user traction on a turf surface, said athletic shoe having a sole, said sole having a plurality of sole attachment means for attachment of removable cleats, said removable cleat having a relaxed configuration in absence of outside force on said cleat and being deflectable out of said relaxed configuration under action by outside force on said cleat, said cleat comprising:a hub having a perimeter, a first side facing said sole and a second side facing away from said sole;hub attachment means extending from said first side for attaching said hub to one of said sole attachment means;an arm extending when in said relaxed configuration substantially laterally substantially from said perimeter of said hub; anda turf-engaging portion attached to said arm and projecting when in said relaxed configuration away from, and substantially perpendicularly to, said second side of said hub for engagement with turf blades to provide traction without puncturing turf; wherein:said arm is deflectably attached substantially to said perimeter of said hub so that said arm deflects when said turf-engaging portion encounters a hard surface, to minimize wear of said turf-engaging portion by said hard surface.