Snap-fit cleats for footwear
US5960568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43C15/161
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cleat for use in a resilient flexible ground engaging portion of an article of footwear or an attachment for an article of footwear to provide resistance to slippage. The web of resilient material has an inner side and an outer side, and an aperture extending therethrough for receiving portions of the cleat assembly. The cleat assembly includes a base member, a projection member, and an optional cover member. The base member is an annular ring having a central opening and is arranged to be located within the opening in the web of resilient material. The projection member has a hub having an outer surface, from which a spike projects, and a flange projecting radially outward from the hub. The flange includes a peripheral bead. The projection member of the cleat assembly includes plural posts and the base member of that assembly includes plural lugs defining plural recesses therebetween. The hub includes plural longitudinally extending, spring fingers, each having an undercut free end which is arranged to be extended through the aperture in the web of resilient material and through the central opening in the base member to snap-connect to a respective portion of the base member. Th…
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