Patent ID: 8215035

Claim:
A v-cleat for an athletic shoe comprising: a connector plate, said connector plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface, said front surface and rear surface both having a curved shape with said front surface being at least twice as wide as said rear surface, said connector plate having two side surfaces which each extend from said front surface to said rear surface, said connector plate defining an opening extending from said top surface to said bottom surface; and a pair of cleats, said connector plate and said pair of cleats being integral, each said cleat having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first edge and a second edge, said cleats extending upward from each said side surface generally perpendicular to said connector plate such that said cleats are configured to form a v-shape, the first edge of each said cleat being adjacent to said front surface, the second edge of each said cleat being adjacent to said rear surface, wherein the distance between said first edges of each said cleat is at least twice the distance of that between said second edges of each said cleat.