Patent ID: 7386948

Claim:
A cleat for combination with a footwear comprising: a base configured specifically for use on a footwear; a hinge section extending outwardly from said base; and a traction section; wherein said base, said hinge section and said traction section form a unitary footwear cleating mechanism, said hinge section having a small cross sectional area in a direction parallel to said base and being configured such that said traction section is hinged for rotation relative to a generally fixed axis, said traction section being configured so as to provide a cleating action when said hinge section is flexed to extend said traction section away from said base, said traction section being substantially triangular in shape to have a cross sectional area that is greater near said hinge section than a cross sectional area away from said hinge section and than said cross sectional area of said hinge section.