Studded footwear
First Claim
1. A combination of a shoe stud an receptacle wherein the shoe stud includes a ground-engaging part and the two components are adapted to be secured together by a multi-start threaded connection comprising a screw-threaded spigot on one of the two components adapted to be inserted with rotation into a screw-threaded socket on the other component, and a locking means for the components arranged to become inter-engaged at least when the spigot is fully inserted into the socket to resist unscrewing of the assembly, characterized in that the stud and receptacle have means for determining the initial position of the stud relative to the receptacle, and means for determining the final position of the stud relative to the receptacle.
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Abstract
A shoe stud for a sports shoe has a ground-engaging part and a multi-start threaded spigot for engagement in a complementary socket on a receptacle secured in the shoe sole or heel. The stud and receptacle also have a locking device which inter-engages when the spigot is fully inserted into the socket, to resist unscrewing. In order to ensure that the stud takes up a precise position relative to the receptacle, which may be needed if the stud is not rotationally symmetrical, the stud and receptacle have means to determine the initial position of the stud relative to the receptacle, and means to determine the final position of the stud relative to the receptacle. Determination of the initial position may be provided by a thread and complementary groove of the screw-thread connection which are of different dimensions from the others.
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18 Claims
- 1. A combination of a shoe stud an receptacle wherein the shoe stud includes a ground-engaging part and the two components are adapted to be secured together by a multi-start threaded connection comprising a screw-threaded spigot on one of the two components adapted to be inserted with rotation into a screw-threaded socket on the other component, and a locking means for the components arranged to become inter-engaged at least when the spigot is fully inserted into the socket to resist unscrewing of the assembly, characterized in that the stud and receptacle have means for determining the initial position of the stud relative to the receptacle, and means for determining the final position of the stud relative to the receptacle.
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16. A combination of a shoe stud component and receptacle component having a specific orientation when secured together, wherein the shoe stud includes a ground-engaging part and the two components are adapted to be secured together by a multi-start threaded connection comprising a screw-threaded spigot on one of the two components adapted to be inserted with rotation into a screw-threaded socket on the other component, and a locking means for the components arranged to become inter-engaged at least when the spigot is fully inserted into the socket to resist unscrewing of the assembly, said combination comprising:
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means for determining an initial position of the stud relative to the receptacle, wherein said initial position is the only position in which the screw-threaded spigot and the screw threaded socket can start to engage; and
means for determining a final position of the stud relative to the receptacle, wherein said final position corresponds to said specific orientation of said stud component and receptacle component. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A stud for insertion into a multi-start screw-threaded socket in an article of studded footwear from only one rotational position relative to the socket, said stud having a spigot with a multi-start screw thread complementary to the screw thread of the socket, such that rotary insertion of the spigot into the socket securely engages the stud in the receptacle, said stud characterized in that the spigot has one component of a helical key and complementary keyway of which the other component is provided on the receptacle, the helical key and keyway defining the only one rotational position of the stud relative to the socket at the start of the insertion of the spigot into the socket.
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