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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110023329 | Customizable Stud For An Article Of Footwear Customizable studs for articles of footwear having variable ground interaction characteristics are disclosed. A customizable stud may generally include a fastening member formed of a fastening member cap and fastening member shaft, a plurality of rings, and a washer. Th... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100212190 | CLEAT FOR A SHOE, SHOE SOLE HAVE SUCH A CLEAT, AND SHOE The invention relates to a cleat (1) for a shoe, especially for a golf shoe, which cleat can be attached to the bottom side (2) of a sole (3). To improve the grip of the shoe at the ground especially when playing golf the invention is characterized ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100186262 | Replaceable Traction Cleat for Footwear Adjustable traction is provided in a traction cleat by selectively restricting or not the amount of flexure permitted for a dynamic traction element on the cleat. Restricting flexure is alternatively achieved by an adjustably positionable ring or by rotating the cleat t... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100064553 | Removable Footwear Traction Plate A traction plate for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more s... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20090307933 | REMOVABLE SPIKE FOR FOOTWEAR A removable spike or cleat assembly for footwear, including a sole, wherein the assembly includes a spike or cleat constructed from an elastically deformable material and including one or more leg members and mounting apparatus adapted to engage with the sole, wherein t... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090229147 | Mounting Connector for a Cleat A mounting connector for a cleat includes a noncircular and/or asymmetrical base and a cleat engagement member. The noncircular base may define a perimeter having a truncated edge which renders the base asymmetrical about the axis of the cleat engagement member. The sys... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090056170 | Ready cleat Atheletes and avid recreationalist playing on artificial surfaces or grass, professional or amateur when ready to play sports want to begin the activity quickly. Footwear that's quickly attached for these uses are important. I can see manual dexterity for some to attach... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080222924 | Replaceable shoe cleat A replaceable shoe cleat is provided having a receptacle element and a detachable cleat element. The receptacle element is adapted to be located within a sole of a shoe. The receptacle element has at least one detent receiving portion. The detachable cleat element is ca... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20060090373 | Removable footwear traction plate A traction plate for a shoe. The traction plate is removably attachable to the outsole of a shoe to provide traction on a surface for a shoe wearer. The plate includes a flange with one or more surface-engaging elements on one face. The plate also includes two or more s... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060005431 | Anti-twist cleat receptacle A cleat receptacle for footwear. The cleat receptacle includes a cleat-engaging structure surrounded by a flange. The flange includes portions that are sloped with respect a plane perpendicular to the axis of the cleat-engaging structure. The receptacle is molded into a... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050257403 | Magnetically operable studs for footwear The invention relates to a releasable stud for a shoe sole. The releasable stud includes a stud body and a first fastening mechanism coupled to the stud body. The first fastening mechanism is magnetically operable and interacts with a second fastening mechanism of the s... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050217149 | Sole nail A sole nail comprises an assembly post having a plurality of rubber claws; the assembly post having a via hole forming an upper and a lower opening in the assembly post; a part of the assembly post having thread; an elastomer enclosing an periphery of the assembly post ... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050198868 | Modular shoe A modular shoe includes an upper with an upper side and a lower side, a chassis releasably arranged in an interior of the upper, and a plurality of studs. Each stud is releasably attached to the chassis through the lower side of the upper. The lower side of the upper is... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050155256 | Reversible cleat system The invention relates to a system for securing a reversible cleat having a securing mechanism, an anchoring mechanism adapted to be attached to a sole of a shoe, and a cleat having a first side and a second side and placed between the securing mechanism and the anchorin... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050034334 | Shoe cleat An improved cleat for an athletic shoe provides for: enhanced strength and wear-resistance for the cleat traction element; and/or prevention of grass, mud and other debris from agglomerating and clogging the cleat. A resiliently flexible web is connected between adjacen... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050016029 | Soccer shoe having independently supported lateral and medial sides A soccer shoe includes an upper and a cleat assembly coupled to the upper. The cleat assembly further includes a medial support bar located on the medial side and a lateral support bar located on the lateral side. A portion of the cleat assembly located near a midfoot s... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050000119 | Inverse shoe cleat assembly and method of installation In a cleat connection assembly for replaceable cleats used on athletic shoes, a male engagement member is provided in the shoe-mounted connector element, and a recess in the cleat serves as a female connector element or receptacle for the male member. The male member pr... | 01/06/2005 |
