Universal cleat
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1. A universal cleat suitable for use for multiple different baseball shoes, the shoes having a recess in the sole for receiving a cleat, the recess having a threaded opening therein for receiving a retaining screw to hold the cleat in place, the cleat comprising:
- (a) a generally triangular base with a substantially flat bottom for fitting into a plurality of different shaped recesses in different shoes;
(b) a grip projecting from the base in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base; and
(c) an oblong shaped mounting hole in the base for receiving the retaining screw.
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Abstract
A universal cleat suitable for use for multiple different baseball shoes comprises a generally triangular base with a substantially flat bottom for fitting into a plurality of different shaped recesses in different shoes. There is a grip projecting from the base in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base. The base has an oblong shaped mounting hole for receiving a retaining screw.
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1. A universal cleat suitable for use for multiple different baseball shoes, the shoes having a recess in the sole for receiving a cleat, the recess having a threaded opening therein for receiving a retaining screw to hold the cleat in place, the cleat comprising:
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(a) a generally triangular base with a substantially flat bottom for fitting into a plurality of different shaped recesses in different shoes;
(b) a grip projecting from the base in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base; and
(c) an oblong shaped mounting hole in the base for receiving the retaining screw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8)
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4. A baseball shoe comprising:
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(a) a sole;
(b) multiple recesses in the sole sized for receiving a cleat;
(c) a threaded opening in each recess;
(d) a cleat mounted in at least some of the recesses, at least one cleat being a universal cleat comprising (i) a generally triangular base with a substantially flat bottom, (ii) a grip projecting from the base in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the base, and (iii) a mounting hole in the base, at least one of the mounting holes being oblong shaped; and
(e) a retaining fastener for each cleat extending through the mounting hole and threaded into the respective threaded opening for retaining the respective cleat in place. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 9)
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