Patent ID: 8997381
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. A method of using a kit of parts to form a cleated article of footwear, the kit of parts including the article of footwear, a first set of removable cleat members having a first height, a second set of removable cleat members having a second height, a third set of removable cleat members having a third height, wherein the second height is greater than the first height and the third height is greater than the second height, wherein the article of footwear includes an outer sole member having a plurality of fixed cleat members associated with an exposed surface of the outer sole member and a plurality of cleat receiving portions disposed on the exposed surface of the outer sole member, wherein a first group of cleat receiving portions is disposed in a forefoot region of the outer sole member and a second group of cleat receiving portions is disposed in a heel region of the outer sole member, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first cleat configuration by placing the entire first set of removable cleat members into the first group of cleat receiving portions, and placing a subset of the second set of removable cleat members in the second group of cleat receiving portions, thereby forming a first cleat configuration; converting from the first cleat configuration to a second cleat configuration by removing the entire first set of removable cleat members from the first group of cleat receiving portions, moving the subset of the second set of removable cleat members from the second group of cleat receiving portions into the first group of cleat receiving portions, placing additional cleats from the second set of removable cleat members into the first group of cleat receiving portions so that the entire second set of removable cleat members is positioned in the first group of cleat receiving portions, and placing the entire third set of removable cleat members into the second group of cleat receiving portions.