Patent ID: 8272150

Claim:
A mounting standard for mounting a cleat assembly to a shoe sole having a curved underside portion and a plurality of mounting holes, the mounting standard comprising: a contoured shim having a curved top surface shaped generally to follow the curved underside portion of the shoe sole, a substantially flat bottom surface, and a plurality of shim holes configured for alignment with the plurality of mounting holes; and a plurality of internal nut assemblies, each having two nuts protruding therefrom and a bar connecting the two nuts; wherein the mounting standard is configured so that the cleat assembly and contoured shim can be secured to the curved underside portion of the shoe sole using a single set of threaded fasteners, each threaded fastener mating with a nut protruding from one of the plurality of internal nut assemblies, through one of the plurality of mounting holes, and into one of the plurality of shim holes.