Interchangeable cleat system for footwear

US8997381B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8997381-B2
Application numberUS-201113219867-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 29, 2011
Priority dateAug 29, 2011
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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An interchangeable cleat system for an article of footwear includes an outer sole member with a plurality of fixed cleat members and a plurality of removable cleat members. The spacing between the removable cleat members and the fixed cleat members may be approximately constant in at least one portion of the article of footwear. The differences in height between the removable cleat members and the fixed cleat members may be approximately constant within a portion of the outer sole member. The cleat system can include at least three sets of cleat members that can be interchanged over different portions of the outer sole member.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of using a kit of parts to form a cleated article of footwear, the kit of parts including the article of footwear, a first set of removable cleat members having a first height, a second set of removable cleat members having a second height, a third set of removable cleat members having a third height, wherein the second height is greater than the first height and the third height is greater than the second height, wherein the article of footwear inc…

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What does patent US8997381B2 cover?
An interchangeable cleat system for an article of footwear includes an outer sole member with a plurality of fixed cleat members and a plurality of removable cleat members. The spacing between the removable cleat members and the fixed cleat members may be approximately constant in at least one portion of the article of footwear. The differences in height between the removable cleat members and …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Auger Perry W, Caine Andrew, Cavaliere Sergio, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A43C15/16. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).