Patent ID: 7647711

Claim:
A cleat securable to the sole of a shoe for providing traction for the shoe on a ground surface, the cleat comprising: a hub having a longitudinal axis oriented perpendicular to the hub and vertically when the sole of the shoe is on the ground, said hub having an exposed bottom surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe; a plurality of traction elements each having a root at its proximal end secured to the bottom surface of said hub and a tip at its distal end remote from said hub, at least one of said traction elements being flexible and extending at an angle from the hub both downwardly from the bottom surface and inwardly toward said axis such that said tip is closer than said root to said longitudinal axis when said one traction element is unflexed; and a cleat connector member provided in an upper surface of the hub facing oppositely of the bottom surface, wherein said connector is securable to a shoe connector member.