Article of footwear with indented tip cleats
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole haying a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, and an outwardly facing outer surface, and defining an outer periphery;
a first cleat disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and at the outer periphery of the medial side of the forefoot portion;
the first cleat including a first tip portion and a first base portion;
wherein the first tip portion includes a first indentation;
wherein the first base portion has a first diameter;
a second cleat disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and at the outer periphery of the lateral side of the forefoot portion;
the second cleat including a second tip portion and a second base portion;
wherein the second tip portion includes a second indentation;
wherein the second base portion has a second diameter; and
wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter.
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Abstract
An article of footwear including different cleat sizes is disclosed. The article of footwear includes cleats of a first size along the medial side of the outsole and cleats of a second size along the lateral side of the outsole. The cleats also include spherical indentations along their tips. The outsole also includes an internal structural plate with notches associated with the cleats.
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an outsole haying a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, and an outwardly facing outer surface, and defining an outer periphery; a first cleat disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and at the outer periphery of the medial side of the forefoot portion; the first cleat including a first tip portion and a first base portion; wherein the first tip portion includes a first indentation; wherein the first base portion has a first diameter; a second cleat disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and at the outer periphery of the lateral side of the forefoot portion; the second cleat including a second tip portion and a second base portion; wherein the second tip portion includes a second indentation; wherein the second base portion has a second diameter; and wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an outsole having a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, and an outwardly facing outer surface, and defining an outer periphery; a plurality of first cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and along the outer periphery of the medial side of the forefoot portion in a line following a first contour of the outer periphery at the medial side of the forefoot portion; a plurality of second cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and along the outer periphery of the lateral side of the forefoot portion in a line following a second contour of the outer periphery at the lateral side of the forefoot portion; a plurality of third cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and in the heel portion; a plurality of fourth cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and in the forefoot portion laterally between the plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats; wherein each of the first cleats and the second cleats extends from the outer surface a first length; wherein each of the third cleats extends from the outer surface a second length; wherein each of the fourth cleats extends from the outer surface a third length; wherein the second length is greater than the first length; and wherein the third length is less than the first length. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of footwear comprising:
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an outsole haying a front side, a rear side, a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, and an outwardly facing outer surface, and defining an outer periphery; wherein the outsole comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the outer surface is on a side of the bottom portion opposite to the to portion; a structural plate disposed between the to portion and the bottom portion of the outsole; wherein the structural plate extends proximate to the outer periphery of the outsole in the forefoot portion and defines a notch at its edge; at least one cleat disposed along an outer surface of the outsole; the cleat including a tip portion; the tip portion including a rim and a central portion; wherein the central portion is indented and the rim is flat; and wherein the at least one cleat is aligned with the notch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article of footwear comprising:
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an outsole having a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, and an outwardly facing outer surface, and defining an outer periphery; a plurality of first cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and along the outer periphery of the medial side of the forefoot portion in a line following a first contour of the outer periphery at the medial side of the forefoot portion; a plurality of second cleats disposed on the outer surface of the outsole and along the outer periphery of the lateral side of the forefoot portion in a line following a second contour of the outer periphery at the lateral side of the forefoot portion; each first cleat of the plurality of first cleats including a first tip portion and each second cleat of the plurality second cleats including a second tip portion; each first tip portion of the plurality of first cleats including a first indentation and each second tip portion of the plurality of second cleats including a second indentation; and wherein the first indentation is smaller than the second indentation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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