ATHLETIC SHOE{3 S SAFETY TRACTION-SOLE CLEATS

• US 3,581,414 A
• Filed: 06/18/1969
• Issued: 06/01/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank J. Crawford
• Original Assignee: Frank J. Crawford
• Inventors: Crawford, Frank J.
• Application Number:
  US04/842,423
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• US Class Current: 36/59.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 13/223 Profiled soles
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 13/04 Cleats; Simple studs; Screws; Hob-nails

Abstract

Safety traction sole cleats for an athletic shoe. There are four cleats fixedly attached to the sole, namely, a toe cleat, a front ball cleat, a rear ball cleat, and a heel cleat. The toe, front ball and rear ball cleats have sloped forward surfaces, flat lower surfaces and rearward surfaces substantially perpendicular to the lower surfaces, and the heel cleat has a flat lower surface and surfaces around the lower surface sloping upwardly to the sole. There are cut-cleat portions extending rearwardly from said front and rear ball cleats.

Claims

1. In an athletic shoe having a sole including a toe portion, a ball portion and a heel portion;

a toe cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said toe portion, a front ball cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said ball portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said toe cleat in spaced relationship thereto, a rear ball cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said ball portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said front ball cleat, and a heel cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said heel portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said rear ball cleat, each of said toe, front ball and rear ball cleats having a sloped forward surface extending rearwardly and downwardly from said sole to a lower edge thereof, having a flat lower surface extending rearwardly from said lower edge to a rearward edge, and having a rearward surface extending substantially perpendicular relative to said lower surface upwardly from said rearward edge to said sole.

2. The combination of claim 1 in which said heel cleat has a flat lower surface and surfaces around said lower surface sloping upwardly to said sole.

3. The combination of claim 1 in which said front ball cleat includes a front cut-cleat portion at one end of said front ball cleat extending substantially rearwardly from the remaining portion of said front ball cleat.

4. The combination of claim 1 in which said rear ball cleat includes a rear cut-cleat portion at one end of said rear ball cleat extending substantially rearwardly from the remaining portion of said rear ball cleat.

5. The combination of claim 4 which includes a front instep cleat extending rearwardly from said rear ball cleat in spaced relationship from said rear cut-cleat portion.

6. The combination of claim 5 in which is provided rounded corners at the junctures of said rearward surfaces, respectively, of said toe, front ball and rear ball cleats with said sole.

7. In an athletic shoe having a sole including a toe portion, a ball portion, and a heel portion;

a toe cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said toe portion, a front ball cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said ball portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said toe cleat in spaced relationship thereto, a rear ball cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said ball portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said front ball cleat, and a heel cleat fixedly attached to said sole at said heel portion and extending transversely of said sole rearwardly of said rear ball cleat;

each of said toe, front ball and rear ball cleats having a sloped forward surface extending rearwardly and downwardly from said sole to a lower edge thereof, having a flat lower surface extending rearwardly from said lower edge to a rearward edge, and having a rearward surface extending substantially perpendicular relative to said lower surface upwardly from said rearward edge to said sole;

said heel cleat having a flat lower surface and surfaces sloping upwardly to said sole, said front ball cleat including a front cut-cleat portion at one end of said front ball cleat extending substantially rearwardly from the remaining portion of said front ball cleat, and said rear ball cleat including a rear cut-cleat portion at one end of said rear ball cleat extending substantially rearwarDly from the remaining portion of said rear ball cleat.

8. The combination of claim 7 which includes a front instep cleat extending rearwardly from said rear ball cleat in spaced relationship from said rear cut-cleat portion.

9. The combination of claim 8 in which is provided rounded corners at the junctures of said rearward surfaces respectively, of said toe, front ball and rear ball cleats with said sole.