Footwear with enhanced cleats
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1. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a plurality of generally frusto-conical first cleats on the sole, each first cleat having a pair of spaced apart first cleat recesses and a first cleat central axis, each first cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the first cleat central axis, each one of the pair of first cleat recesses having different widths; and
a plurality of generally frusto-conical second cleats on the sole, each second cleat having a pair of spaced apart second cleat recesses and a second cleat central axis, each second cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the second cleat central axis, each one of the pair of second cleat recesses having different widths, the first and second cleats being differently configured.
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Abstract
A shoe includes a sole having a plurality of cleats thereon at spaced apart locations. The cleats are configured to enhance the performance of the shoe based upon the specific characteristics of movement of the user. The cleats may include differently configured first and second cleats. Each first cleat includes at least one first directional pattern and each second cleat includes at least one second directional pattern. Individual cleats and methods of assembling and designing a shoe are also provided.
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1. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole; a plurality of generally frusto-conical first cleats on the sole, each first cleat having a pair of spaced apart first cleat recesses and a first cleat central axis, each first cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the first cleat central axis, each one of the pair of first cleat recesses having different widths; and a plurality of generally frusto-conical second cleats on the sole, each second cleat having a pair of spaced apart second cleat recesses and a second cleat central axis, each second cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the second cleat central axis, each one of the pair of second cleat recesses having different widths, the first and second cleats being differently configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole; and a plurality of cleats located on the sole, each cleat having; a generally circular base generally adjacent the sole, the base having a base central axis; a generally circular end surface spaced from the sole, the end surface having an end surface central axis, the base central axis and the end surface central axis being generally coincident to define a cleat central axis, the base being larger than the end surface; an outer generally arcuate engaging surface extending between the base and the end surface; and the outer generally arcuate engaging surface including a first directional pattern and a second directional pattern, the first directional pattern being generally symmetrically configured relative to a bisecting plane extending through the base and the end surface of each cleat, the first directional pattern having at least one first recess, and the second directional pattern being generally symmetrically configured relative to the bisecting plane and having at least one second recess, each of the first and second recesses having a different arcuate length extending around the outer generally arcuate engaging surface approximately midway between the base and the end surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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a sole having a plurality of cleats thereon at spaced apart locations; each cleat having a central axis, a circular base generally adjacent the sole and a circular end surface spaced from the sole, the circular base and the circular end surface being substantially parallel, a path between the base and the end surface defining a cleat envelope between the base and the end surface; at least one first cleat including a pair of spaced apart first directional patterns in the cleat envelope thereof, the first cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the first cleat central axis; and at least one second cleat including a pair of spaced apart second directional patterns in the cleat envelope thereof, the second cleat being rotationally asymmetrical about the second cleat central axis, the at least one second cleat being configured differently from the at least one first cleat. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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