Golf shoe spikes
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1. A removable athletic shoe cleat comprising:
- a disk-like flange, having an upper surface, for placement underneath and in contact with the sole of an athletic shoe, and having an opposing bottom surface;
a plurality of ridges, each of said ridges being elongated and having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape, and being integrally formed with an extending down from the bottom surface, for supplying traction against the ground;
an attachment means, extending from the upper surface, for removably attaching the cleat to the athletic shoe, whereby the cleat provides traction but does not damage the surface being walked upon; and
wherein said plurality of ridges comprise a resilient plastic material.
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Abstract
The invention is a replaceable golf shoe cleat or spike 10 for use in place of a standard metal spike 4. Winter golf shoe spike 10 preferably has a main cleat body 11 molded from a durable plastic type material in single unitary fashion. A threaded stud 13 is formed on the upper surface of generally concavo-convex flange 12 and protrudes axially therefrom. A plurality of traction ribs 15 are formed on the bottom traction surface of concavo-convex flange 12. While the ribs 15 may be present in a variety of configurations, they are preferably triangular ridges arranged in a radial fashion emanating from the center of concavo-convex flange 12.
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1. A removable athletic shoe cleat comprising:
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a disk-like flange, having an upper surface, for placement underneath and in contact with the sole of an athletic shoe, and having an opposing bottom surface;
a plurality of ridges, each of said ridges being elongated and having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape, and being integrally formed with an extending down from the bottom surface, for supplying traction against the ground;
an attachment means, extending from the upper surface, for removably attaching the cleat to the athletic shoe, whereby the cleat provides traction but does not damage the surface being walked upon; and
wherein said plurality of ridges comprise a resilient plastic material.
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Current AssigneeSoftspikes Incorporated (Medalist Holdings LLC)
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Original AssigneeSoftspikes Incorporated (Medalist Holdings LLC)
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InventorsDeacon, Ernie L., Mc Mullin, Faris W.
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Primary Examiner(s)PATTERSON, MARIE D
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Application NumberUS08/794,205Time in Patent Office1,775 DaysField of Search36/59.R, 36/67.R, 36/67.A, 36/67.B, 36/67.D, 361/27, 361/34, 36/59.A, 36/59.B, 36/67.C, 361/26, 361/28, 36/25.R, 36/59.C, 36/39, 36/34.R, 36/34.A, 36/76, 36/77, D 2/314, D 2/317, D 2/311, D 2/320US Class Current36/127CPC Class CodesA43B 5/001 Golf shoesA43C 15/162 characterised by the shape
