Patent ID: 8707586

Claim:
An athletic shoe comprises: an upper section; and a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes: a sole having a heel section; and a plurality of cleats coupled to the sole, wherein the plurality of cleats includes a heel group of cleats, a ball-of-foot group of cleats, and an outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats, wherein cleats of the heel group of cleats are of a first length, wherein a first cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to the heel section and has a length equal to the first length or equal to a first value less than the first length and a second cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to a small toe section of the athletic shoe and has a length that is a second value less than the first length, wherein the second value is greater than the first value, and wherein a cleat of the ball-of-foot group of cleats has a length that is a third value less than the first length, wherein the third value is greater than the second value.