Indexable shoe cleat with improved traction
DCFirst Claim
1. An indexable cleat securable to the sole of a shoe for providing traction for the shoe on a ground surface, the cleat comprising:
- a hub with an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
at least one traction element extending from the hub in a direction away from the exposed surface of the hub; and
a cleat connector extending from a surface of the hub opposing the exposed surface and securable within a receptacle of the shoe;
wherein the cleat connector includes a central axis that is eccentrically aligned with respect to the hub to facilitate different orientations of the hub with respect to the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
wherein the hub includes opposing wider and narrower rounded peripheral portions, the wider peripheral portion having a radius of curvature and arcuate length that are greater than a radius of curvature and arcuate length of the narrower peripheral portion.
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Abstract
A shoe cleat with improved traction includes a hub with an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe, at least one traction element extending from the hub in a direction away from the exposed surface of the hub, and a cleat connector extending from a surface of the hub opposing the exposed surface and securable within a receptacle of the shoe. The cleat connector is positioned on the hub such that the radial distance defined between the hub perimeter and a central axis of the cleat connector differs at varying locations along the hub perimeter in order to facilitate different orientations of the hub with respect to the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe.
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18 Claims
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1. An indexable cleat securable to the sole of a shoe for providing traction for the shoe on a ground surface, the cleat comprising:
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a hub with an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
at least one traction element extending from the hub in a direction away from the exposed surface of the hub; and
a cleat connector extending from a surface of the hub opposing the exposed surface and securable within a receptacle of the shoe;
wherein the cleat connector includes a central axis that is eccentrically aligned with respect to the hub to facilitate different orientations of the hub with respect to the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
wherein the hub includes opposing wider and narrower rounded peripheral portions, the wider peripheral portion having a radius of curvature and arcuate length that are greater than a radius of curvature and arcuate length of the narrower peripheral portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A shoe for providing traction on a around surface, the shoe comprising:
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a sole including at least at least one receptacle; and
at least one cleat secured to the shoe sole via the receptacle, the cleat comprising;
a hub with an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
at least one traction element extending from the hub in a direction away from the exposed surface of the hub; and
a cleat connector extending from a surface of the hub opposing the exposed surface and securable within the receptacle;
wherein the cleat connector includes a central axis that is eccentrically aligned with respect to the hub to facilitate different orientations of the hub with respect to the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
wherein the hub includes opposing wider and narrower rounded peripheral portions, the wider peripheral portion having a radius of curvature and arcuate length that are greater than a radius of curvature and arcuate length of the narrower end portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing traction for a shoe on a ground surface utilizing a cleat secured to a sole of the shoe, the cleat including a hub with an exposed surface facing away from the shoe sole, at least one traction element extending from the hub in a direction away from the hub exposed surface, and a cleat connector extending from a surface of the hub opposing the exposed surface and including a central axis that is eccentrically aligned with respect to the hub, the method comprising:
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(a) securing the cleat connector within a receptacle of the shoe sole to attach the cleat to the shoe and selectively orient the hub with respect to the shoe sole when the cleat is secured to the shoe;
wherein the hub includes opposing wider and narrower rounded peripheral portions, the wider peripheral portion having a radius of curvature and arcuate length that are greater than a radius of curvature and arcuate length of the narrower peripheral portion, and (a) includes;
(a.1) securing the cleat connector within the receptacle to selectively orient one of the opposing wider and narrower rounded peripheral portions of the hub with respect to a peripheral portion of the shoe sole. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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