Patent ID: 8516720

Claim:
A method for assembling an article of footwear comprising: selecting a pod set from a group of candidate pod sets, wherein each pod set of the group of candidate pod sets includes a forefoot pod and a heel pod, and wherein each pod set of the group of candidate pod sets has a tread configuration different from other pod sets of the group of candidate pod sets; placing the forefoot pod and the heel pod of the selected pod set in contact with the outsole of the article of footwear; selecting a cleat set from a group of candidate cleat sets, wherein each cleat set of the group of candidate cleat sets includes at least two cleats, and wherein each cleat set of the group of candidate cleat sets has cleat heads that are at least one of sized differently and shaped differently from cleat heads of other cleat sets of the group of candidate cleat sets; attaching the forefoot pod of the selected pod set to a forefoot portion of the outsole using a first cleat from the selected cleat set; and attaching the heel pod of the selected pod set to a heel portion of the outsole using a second cleat from the selected cleat set.