Footwear with Enhanced Cleats
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1. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a plurality of generally frusto-conical first cleats on the sole, each first cleat having a first cleat central axis and being rotationally asymmetrical about the first cleat central axis; and
a plurality of generally frusto-conical second cleats on the sole, each second cleat having a second cleat central axis and being rotationally asymmetrical about the second cleat central axis, the first and second cleats being differently configured.
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Abstract
A shoe includes a sole having a plurality of cleats thereon at spaced apart locations. The cleats are configured to enhance the performance of the shoe based upon the specific characteristics of movement of the user. The cleats may include differently configured first and second cleats. Each first cleat includes at least one first directional pattern and each second cleat includes at least one second directional pattern. Individual cleats and methods of assembling and designing a shoe are also provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole; a plurality of generally frusto-conical first cleats on the sole, each first cleat having a first cleat central axis and being rotationally asymmetrical about the first cleat central axis; and a plurality of generally frusto-conical second cleats on the sole, each second cleat having a second cleat central axis and being rotationally asymmetrical about the second cleat central axis, the first and second cleats being differently configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole; and a plurality of cleats located on the sole, each cleat having; a generally arcuate base generally adjacent the sole, a generally arcuate end surface spaced from the sole, the base being larger than the end surface; an outer generally arcuate engaging surface extending between the base and the end surface; and the outer generally arcuate engaging surface including a first directional pattern and a second directional pattern, the first directional pattern being generally symmetrically configured relative to a bisecting plane extending through the base and the end surface of each cleat, the first directional pattern having at least one first recess, and the second directional pattern being generally symmetrically configured relative to the bisecting plane and having at least one second recess, the first and second recesses being differently shaped. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole having a plurality of cleats thereon at spaced apart locations; each cleat having a base generally adjacent the sole and an end surface spaced from the sole, a path between the base and the end surface defining a cleat envelope between the base and the end surface; and each cleat being chosen from a group including a first set of first cleats and a second set of second cleats, the first set of first cleats being configured differently from the second set of second cleats, each first cleat including at least one first directional pattern in the cleat envelope thereof and each second cleat including at least one second directional pattern in the cleat envelope thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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