Patent ID: 7827705

Claim:
An article of footwear including an outsole, comprising: the outsole including a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, an edge, and an outwardly facing outer surface; the outsole including a length from a first edge portion at a front of the forefoot portion to a second edge portion at a rear of the heel portion; the outsole including a width from a third edge portion on the lateral side of the outsole to a fourth edge portion on the medial side of the outsole; a first group of cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole, each cleat of the first group of cleats including a first base portion and a first tip portion and having a first height extending from the first base portion to the first tip portion each cleat defining a longitudinal axis from the base portion to the tip portion; and a second group of cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole, each cleat of the second group of cleats including a second base portion and a second tip portion and having a second height extending from the second base portion to the second tip portion each cleat defining a longitudinal axis from the base portion to the tip portion; wherein the first base portion has a first base diameter and the second base portion has a second base diameter; wherein the second base diameter is larger than the first base diameter; wherein the forefoot portion includes a medial area, a lateral area, and an central area disposed between and separating the medial area and the lateral area; wherein the first group of cleats comprises a majority of cleats in the medial area; wherein a majority of the first group of cleats are spaced from the edge a distance less than the first base diameter; wherein the second group of cleats comprises a majority of cleats in the lateral area; and wherein a majority of the second group of cleats are spaced from the edge a distance less than the second base diameter.