Patent ID: 7249428

Claim:
A footwear apparatus including removable cleats for allowing the apparatus to be universally employable for more than one sport, said footwear comprising: a flexible sole including toe, arch and heel portions sized and shaped for conforming to a user's foot, said toe portion having a generally arcuate shaped bottom surface provided with a plurality of receptacles spaced thereabout, said arch portion being spaced medially of said toe and heel portions and being integral therewith, said arch portion comprising a gel pack disposed therein and for providing support for a user's arch, said heel portion extending rearwardly and downwardly from said arch portion and having a thickness greater than said arch and toe portions respectively, said heel portion having a bottom surface provided with a plurality of receptacles spaced thereabout; a body portion secured to said heel, arch and toe portions and extending vertically therefrom along a length of said sole, said body portion defining a cavity for receiving and supporting the foot of a user; a plurality of traversing straps having opposed end portions permanently attached to said sole and removably attachable to said body for maintaining a user's foot in a substantially stable position during operating conditions respectively; and a plurality of cleats being removably attachable to said plurality of receptacles respectively, each said plurality of cleats having upper portions positionable within said plurality of receptacles.