Method For Making A Cleated Plate
First Claim
1. A method of making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
- forming a collar receptacle having a hole using a first molding system;
forming at least one cleat member having a fastener element using the collar receptacle and a second molding system to form a cleat assembly;
placing the cleat assembly into at least one cleat assembly receptacle disposed in a plate cavity associated with a third molding system; and
forming a cleated plate member having the collar receptacle embedded within a body of the cleated plate member using the third molding system.
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Abstract
A method for making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear is described. The method includes a number of steps where various molds are used to form different components of the cleated plate member. A collar receptacle is formed using a first molding process. A cleat member is formed from a non-compatible material with a fastener of the cleat member associated with the collar receptacle using another molding process to form a combined cleat assembly. The combined cleat assembly is placed into corresponding receptacles in a mold used to form the cleated plate member. The cleated plate member is formed using another molding process that embeds the collar receptacle into the body of the cleated plate member. The completed cleated plate member includes releasably attached cleat members.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
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forming a collar receptacle having a hole using a first molding system; forming at least one cleat member having a fastener element using the collar receptacle and a second molding system to form a cleat assembly; placing the cleat assembly into at least one cleat assembly receptacle disposed in a plate cavity associated with a third molding system; and forming a cleated plate member having the collar receptacle embedded within a body of the cleated plate member using the third molding system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
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associating a plurality of cleat assemblies with a plurality of cleat assembly receptacles within a plate cavity of a molding base; placing a molding top over the molding base; injecting a molding material into at least the plate cavity of the molding base; wherein each of the plurality of cleat assemblies comprises a collar receptacle and a cleat member; wherein each of the plurality of cleat assembly receptacles within the plate cavity are configured to receive the cleat member of the cleat assembly; and wherein the molding material surrounds the collar receptacle of each cleat assembly within the plate cavity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of making a cleated plate member for an article of footwear comprising the steps of:
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forming a cleat assembly including a collar receptacle associated with a cleat member using a first molding system; placing the cleat assembly into at least one cleat assembly receptacle disposed in a plate cavity associated with a second molding system; forming a cleated plate member having the collar receptacle embedded within a body of the cleated plate member using the second molding system; and wherein the cleat member is releasably attached to the cleated plate member through the collar receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making a combined cleat assembly for a cleated plate member comprising the steps of:
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forming a collar receptacle using a first molding system; forming at least one cleat member having a fastener element using the collar receptacle and a second molding system to form a cleat assembly; wherein the at least one cleat member is formed by injecting molding material into the second molding system having the collar receptacle disposed within; wherein a fastener receiving portion of the collar receptacle forms the corresponding fastener element of the cleat member; and wherein the collar receptacle and the fastener element do not bond. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cleated plate member for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a plate body made of a first material; a plurality of cleat assemblies, each cleat assembly including a collar receptacle associated with a cleat member; wherein the first material surrounds a portion of the collar receptacle to embed the collar receptacle within the plate body of the cleated plate member; and wherein the cleat member is releasably attached to the cleated plate member through the collar receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A combined cleat assembly for making a cleated plate member, comprising:
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a cleat member having a fastener element made of a first material; a collar receptacle disposed around the fastener element of the cleat member to form the combined cleat assembly, the collar receptacle made of a second material; wherein the cleat member is molded through a portion of the collar receptacle by injecting a second material into a molding system having the collar receptacle disposed within; wherein a fastener receiving portion of the collar receptacle forms the corresponding fastener element of the cleat member; and wherein the first material and the second material do not bond. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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