Patent ID: 7950091

Claim:
A method of assembling a cleated article of footwear comprising the following steps, in combination: securing a heel counter to a sole plate of a chassis assembly, the chassis assembly having a plurality of bosses extending outwardly from a lower surface thereof; securing a plurality of cleats to a sole portion of an outer assembly, the sole portion having a plurality of apertures, each cleat having a recess in an upper surface thereof, each aperture aligned with a recess of a corresponding cleat; securing an upper portion of the outer assembly to the sole portion; placing a layer of heat activated adhesive on an upper surface of the sole portion; placing the chassis assembly on a last; placing a layer of heat activated adhesive on a lower surface of the sole plate of the chassis assembly; slipping the outer assembly over the chassis assembly such that the bosses extend through the apertures in the sole portion and into the recesses in the cleats to form an article of footwear; applying heat to the article of footwear to activate the heat activated adhesive; and applying pressure to the article of footwear to bond a lower surface of the chassis assembly to the upper surface of the outer assembly.