Article of Footwear with Cleat Members
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole structure, the sole structure including a first cleat member set, a second cleat member set and a third cleat member set associated with a first diameter, a second diameter and a third diameter, respectively;
the first diameter being substantially smaller than the second diameter and the second diameter being substantially smaller than the third diameter;
the first cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the second cleat member set and the second cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the third cleat member set;
the first cleat member set, the second cleat member set and the third cleat member set being associated with a first rigidity, a second rigidity and a third rigidity, respectively; and
wherein the first rigidity is substantially greater than the second rigidity and wherein the second rigidity is substantially greater than the third rigidity.
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Abstract
An article of footwear including three cleat member sets is disclosed. A first cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on soft natural grass. A second cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on firm natural grass. A third cleat member set is tuned to provide maximum traction on artificial turf. The sizes, material properties and arrangement of each cleat member set is varied.
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole structure, the sole structure including a first cleat member set, a second cleat member set and a third cleat member set associated with a first diameter, a second diameter and a third diameter, respectively; the first diameter being substantially smaller than the second diameter and the second diameter being substantially smaller than the third diameter; the first cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the second cleat member set and the second cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the third cleat member set; the first cleat member set, the second cleat member set and the third cleat member set being associated with a first rigidity, a second rigidity and a third rigidity, respectively; and wherein the first rigidity is substantially greater than the second rigidity and wherein the second rigidity is substantially greater than the third rigidity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole structure, the sole structure including a first cleat member set, a second cleat member set and a third cleat member set associated with a first height, a second height and a third height, respectively; the first height being substantially smaller than the second height and the second height being substantially smaller than the third height; the first cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the second cleat member set and the second cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the third cleat member set; and wherein the third cleat member set is configured to deform by a greater amount than the second cleat member set and wherein the second cleat member set is configured to deform by a greater amount than the first cleat member set. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole structure, the sole structure including a first cleat member set, a second cleat member set and a third cleat member set; the first cleat member set comprising cleat members having a first size, the second cleat member set comprising cleat members having a second size that is greater than the first size and the third cleat member set comprising cleat members having a third size that is greater than the second size; the first cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the second cleat member set and the second cleat member set having a greater number of cleat members than the third cleat member set; the first cleat member set, the second cleat member set and the third cleat member set being associated with a first rigidity, a second rigidity and a third rigidity, respectively; the first rigidity being substantially greater than the second rigidity and the second rigidity being substantially greater than the third rigidity; and wherein each of the cleat members of the first cleat member set, the second cleat member set and the third cleat member set are arranged in an approximately discontinuous grid on the sole structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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