Article of footwear with multiple cleat sizes
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole including a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, an edge, and an outwardly facing outer outsole surface disposed between the medial side and the lateral side, wherein the outer outsole surface has a curved non-planar contour when viewed from a side view;
the outsole defining a length from a first edge portion at a front of the forefoot portion to a second edge portion at a rear of the heel portion;
the outsole defining a width from a third edge portion on the lateral side of the outsole to a fourth edge portion on the medial side of the outsole;
a first group of cleats disposed along the outer outsole surface, each cleat of the first group of cleats including a first base portion and a first tip portion and having a first height extending from the first base portion to the first tip portion, each cleat of the first group of cleats defining a longitudinal axis from the first base portion to the first tip portion, and each first tip portion having an outwardly facing flat distal surface;
a second group of cleats disposed along the outer outsole surface, each cleat of the second group of cleats including a second base portion and a second tip portion and having a second height extending from the second base portion to the second tip portion, each cleat of the first group of cleats defining a longitudinal axis from the second base portion to the second tip portion, and each second tip portion having an outwardly facing flat distal surface;
a two-dimensional first tip surface defined collectively by the flat distal surfaces of the first tip portions of the first group of cleats, the first tip surface facing a ground surface and being congruent with the curved non-planar contour of the outer outsole surface when viewed from the side view;
a two-dimensional second tip surface defined collectively by the flat distal surfaces of the second tip portions of the second group of cleats, the second tip surface facing the ground surface and being congruent with the curved non-planar contour of the outer outsole surface when viewed from the side view;
wherein the first tip surface lies at a first distance corresponding to the first height away from the outer outsole surface;
wherein the second tip surface lies at a second distance corresponding to the second height away from the outer outsole surface; and
wherein the first tip surface and the second tip surface each lie at different distances from the outer outsole surface and wherein the first distance is different from the second distance.
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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 including a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, a lateral side, an edge, and an outwardly facing outer outsole surface disposed between the medial side and the lateral side, wherein the outer outsole surface has a curved non-planar contour when viewed from a side view; the outsole defining a length from a first edge portion at a front of the forefoot portion to a second edge portion at a rear of the heel portion; the outsole defining a width from a third edge portion on the lateral side of the outsole to a fourth edge portion on the medial side of the outsole; a first group of cleats disposed along the outer outsole surface, each cleat of the first group of cleats including a first base portion and a first tip portion and having a first height extending from the first base portion to the first tip portion, each cleat of the first group of cleats defining a longitudinal axis from the first base portion to the first tip portion, and each first tip portion having an outwardly facing flat distal surface; a second group of cleats disposed along the outer outsole surface, each cleat of the second group of cleats including a second base portion and a second tip portion and having a second height extending from the second base portion to the second tip portion, each cleat of the first group of cleats defining a longitudinal axis from the second base portion to the second tip portion, and each second tip portion having an outwardly facing flat distal surface; a two-dimensional first tip surface defined collectively by the flat distal surfaces of the first tip portions of the first group of cleats, the first tip surface facing a ground surface and being congruent with the curved non-planar contour of the outer outsole surface when viewed from the side view; a two-dimensional second tip surface defined collectively by the flat distal surfaces of the second tip portions of the second group of cleats, the second tip surface facing the ground surface and being congruent with the curved non-planar contour of the outer outsole surface when viewed from the side view; wherein the first tip surface lies at a first distance corresponding to the first height away from the outer outsole surface; wherein the second tip surface lies at a second distance corresponding to the second height away from the outer outsole surface; and wherein the first tip surface and the second tip surface each lie at different distances from the outer outsole surface and wherein the first distance is different from the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23)
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8. An article of footwear comprising:
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an outsole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the forefoot portion consisting of an outer periphery and an inner portion; a plurality of cleats disposed on an outwardly facing surface of the outsole; the outer periphery of the forefoot portion including a plurality of first cleats disposed along a lateral side of the forefoot portion and each having a first diameter and a plurality of second cleats disposed along a medial side of the forefoot portion and each having a second diameter; the plurality of first cleats comprising the only cleats in the outer periphery along the lateral side of the forefoot portion; the plurality of second cleats comprising the only cleats in the outer periphery along the medial area of the forefoot portion; the inner portion of the forefoot portion including a plurality of third cleats having a third diameter; the plurality of third cleats comprising the only cleats in the inner portion; the heel portion of the forefoot portion including a plurality of fourth cleats having a fourth diameter; the plurality of fourth cleats comprising the only cleats in the heel portion; the first diameter, the second diameter, the third diameter, and the fourth diameter being different from each other; the first diameter being greater than the second diameter; and the second diameter being greater than the third diameter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of footwear comprising:
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an outsole including a forefoot portion and a heel portion, the forefoot portion consisting of an outer periphery and an inner portion; a plurality of first cleats disposed along a lateral side of the outer periphery of the forefoot portion of the outsole, each of the plurality of first cleats having a first size; a plurality of second cleats disposed along a medial side of the outer periphery of the forefoot portion of the outsole, each of the plurality of second cleats having a second size; and a plurality of third cleats disposed in the inner portion between the plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats, each of the plurality of third cleats having a third size, wherein the plurality of first cleats comprises the only cleats along the lateral side of the outer periphery of the forefoot portion of the outsole, wherein the plurality of second cleats comprises the only cleats along the medial side of the outer periphery of the forefoot portion of the outsole, wherein the plurality of first cleats and the plurality of second cleats are the only cleats in the outer periphery of the forefoot portion, wherein the plurality of third cleats comprises the only cleats in the inner portion of the forefoot portion, wherein the first size is larger than the second size, and wherein the second size is larger than the third size. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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