Patent ID: 7398610

Claim:
A cleat securable to the sole of a shoe for providing traction for the shoe on a ground surface, the cleat comprising: a hub having a longitudinal axis oriented perpendicular to the hub and vertically when the sole of the shoe is on the ground, said hub having an exposed bottom surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe; a plurality of blade-like traction elements extending in angularly spaced relation in a generally radial fan-like array along the bottom surface of the hub with a bottom edge of each element projecting downwardly from the hub; and 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; wherein each traction element includes: a fixed edge extending generally radially along and secured to said bottom surface of said hub; a dynamic edge disposed transversely opposite the fixed edge and spaced from said bottom surface of said hub; and a distal edge disposed proximate the hub periphery and extending between said dynamic and fixed edges, wherein said dynamic and fixed edges are substantially longer than said distal edge, wherein said dynamic edge is skewed relative to said fixed edge so as to not be coplanar with said fixed edge, and wherein said dynamic edge is flexibly resiliently movable relative to said fixed edge and said hub.