Footwear with elongated cleats
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1. A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
- a medial plurality of cleats positioned on a medial side of a sole midline that extends from a toe end to a heel end of the sole;
a first elongated cleat extending linearly toward the toe end and the heel end of the sole between at least a portion of the medial plurality of cleats and the sole midline such that a heel-ward end of the first elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the first elongated cleat, wherein the first elongated cleat comprises a first plurality of individual support elements positioned on a medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat and a second plurality of individual support elements positioned on a lateral facing edge of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat extend away from the sole and at least partly define a maximum width of a distal surface of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat are spaced apart from one another at the distal surface, and wherein the first elongated cleat has a length between the heel-ward end and the toe-ward end that extends along at least two of the medial plurality of cleats;
a lateral plurality of cleats positioned on a lateral side of the sole midline; and
a second elongated cleat extending toward the toe end and the heel end of the sole between at least a portion of the lateral plurality of cleats and the sole midline such that a heel-ward end of the second elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the second elongated cleat.
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Abstract
A sole for an article of footwear having elongated cleats is provided. The elongated cleats extend toward the toe end of the sole and toward the heel end of the sole such that the heel-ward end of each of the elongated cleats is closer to the midline than each corresponding toe-ward end of the elongated cleats. The configuration and position of the elongated cleats can provide increased lateral and forward stability for a wearer'"'"'s feet.
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19 Claims
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1. A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
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a medial plurality of cleats positioned on a medial side of a sole midline that extends from a toe end to a heel end of the sole; a first elongated cleat extending linearly toward the toe end and the heel end of the sole between at least a portion of the medial plurality of cleats and the sole midline such that a heel-ward end of the first elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the first elongated cleat, wherein the first elongated cleat comprises a first plurality of individual support elements positioned on a medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat and a second plurality of individual support elements positioned on a lateral facing edge of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat extend away from the sole and at least partly define a maximum width of a distal surface of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat are spaced apart from one another at the distal surface, and wherein the first elongated cleat has a length between the heel-ward end and the toe-ward end that extends along at least two of the medial plurality of cleats; a lateral plurality of cleats positioned on a lateral side of the sole midline; and a second elongated cleat extending toward the toe end and the heel end of the sole between at least a portion of the lateral plurality of cleats and the sole midline such that a heel-ward end of the second elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the second elongated cleat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
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a plurality of cleats; a first elongated cleat extending linearly toward a toe end and a heel end of the sole, the first elongated cleat being positioned on a medial side of a sole midline that extends from the toe end to the heel end of the sole such that a heel-ward end of the first elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the first elongated cleat, the first elongated cleat angled at less than 20 degrees relative to the sole midline, wherein the first elongated cleat comprises a first plurality of individual support elements positioned on a medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat and a second plurality of individual support elements positioned on a lateral facing edge of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat extend away from the sole and at least partly define a maximum width of a distal surface of the first elongated cleat, wherein the lateral facing edge and the medial facing edge of the first elongated cleat are spaced apart from one another at the distal surface, and wherein the first elongated cleat has a length between the heel-ward end and the toe-ward end that extends along at least two of the plurality of cleats; and a second elongated cleat extending toward the toe end and the heel end of the sole, the second elongated cleat being positioned on a lateral side of the sole midline such that a heel-ward end of the second elongated cleat is closer to the sole midline than a toe-ward end of the second elongated cleat, the second elongated cleat angled at less than 20 degrees relative to the sole midline. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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