WO2006010101A1 - Anti-twist cleat receptacle - Google Patents
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- WO2006010101A1 WO2006010101A1 PCT/US2005/024480 US2005024480W WO2006010101A1 WO 2006010101 A1 WO2006010101 A1 WO 2006010101A1 US 2005024480 W US2005024480 W US 2005024480W WO 2006010101 A1 WO2006010101 A1 WO 2006010101A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C15/00—Non-skid devices or attachments
- A43C15/16—Studs or cleats for football or like boots
- A43C15/161—Studs or cleats for football or like boots characterised by the attachment to the sole
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- the present invention relates to traction cleat receptacles mounted on the bottom of footwear, in particular, athletic footwear.
- traction gear for footwear use a large number of individual traction elements, such as cleats, that are attached to the outsole of a shoe.
- the typical golf shoe for example, includes seven cleats that are individually attached to the shoe by screwing the cleat into the mated receiving receptacle in the bottom of the footwear.
- U.S. patent no. 5,768,809 describes a quick-release Q-LOKTM traction element connector. When inserted into a receptacle, a Q-LOKTM connector can be securely attached to an outsole by rotating the cleat less than a third of a turn.
- Cleats receptacles are typically molded into footwear outsoles. If a cleat installer continues to twist a cleat after the cleat is fully inserted into the receptacle, the receptacle may rotate with respect to the outsole. This rotation may render the shoe unusable since the cleat can then rotate as the shoe is worn and various torques are applied to the cleat by ground contact. In addition, the cleat cannot be easily removed from the receptacle. A cleat receptacle is therefore needed that provides superior resistance to twisting in an outsole as a cleat is installed, removed or twisted by ground contact during use.
- a cleat receptacle that resists twisting when mounted in a shoe outsole. Such twisting can occur when a cleat is inserted into or removed from the receptacle.
- the receptacle includes a structure for engaging a cleat by inserting the cleat into the structure, and rotating the cleat about the structure's axis.
- the receptacle includes a flange or a group of flanges connected to the cleat-engaging structure.
- the flange includes a portion that is substantially sloped with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to the cleat-engaging structure's axis. When twisted, the sloped portion of the flange presses against adjacent outsole material, resisting the twisting.
- the slope of the flange can range from at least about 5 degrees in certain embodiments of the invention to at least about 20 degrees in other embodiments of the invention.
- the receptacle flange may include a wave, i.e., the slope of the flange with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to the cleat- engaging structure's axis changes the sign of at least one component of the slope between at least two portions of the flange.
- a receptacle flange may have a perimeter that is non-circular, to further resist twisting in the shoe outsole.
- Fig. 1 shows a cleat receptacle for a shoe according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 shows a side view of the cleat receptacle of fig. 1.
- a "shoe” means any outer covering for a foot including, without limitation, athletic footwear, sandals, boots, and slippers.
- a cleat receptacle that resists twisting when mounted in a shoe outsole.
- the receptacle includes a structure for engaging a cleat by inserting the cleat into the structure and rotating the cleat about the structure's axis.
- the receptacle includes a flange or a group of flanges connected to the cleat-engaging structure.
- the flange includes a portion that is substantially sloped with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to the cleat-engaging structure's axis. When twisted, the sloped portion of the flange presses against adjacent outsole material, resisting the twisting.
- the slope of the flange can range from at least about 5 degrees in certain embodiments of the invention to at least about 20 degrees in other embodiments of the invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a cleat receptacle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a cleat-engaging structure 110 is provided at the center of the receptacle.
- the cleat-engaging structure defines an axis 140 about which the cleat is rotated when inserted or removed.
- a flange 120 surrounds the cleat-engaging structure 110.
- the flange 120 is formed so that at least a portion of the flange is substantially sloped with respect to any plane perpendicular to axis 140.
- the slope of the portion of the flange exceeds 5 degrees, 10 degrees, 15 degrees and 20 degrees respectively.
- the flange 120 can include slots 130 for mounting the receptacle to a shoe outsole. Mounting of the receptacle is by methods known in the art and may include forming sole material around the slots or by nailing the slots to the outsole and then forming material around the receptacle, including the flange.
- Fig. 2 shows a side view of the receptacle of fig. 1.
- a flange 120 includes two sloped portions where the sign of at least one component of the slope changes between the portions.
- This embodiment includes a wave within the flange.
- the wave within the flange may include changes in slope that are abrupt.
- the flange may include one or more step transitions, where the slope abruptly changes over a short distance. These transitions may be followed by a reverse transition within a short distance on the flange - that is a step-up and then a step-down transition.
- the flange may include a set of "staircase" steps. A reverse transition may be provided that mirrors the first transition or has a different pattern of sloped regions. All such patterns of flange slope transitions are within the scope of the invention.
- the flange or flanges may be shaped so that the perimeter of the flange or flanges is non- circular.
- the non-circular shape of the flange causes outsole material to be molded into portions around the flange perimeter that will resist receptacle twisting as cleats are inserted into or removed from the receptacle.
- the flange or flanges may have a radius bend at their perimeter. Such a radius bend serves to reduce cutting of the outsole material as the receptacle starts to twist.
- one or more projections may be attached to the flange to further retard receptacle twisting.
- the projections may be parallel to the cleat-engaging structure's axis.
- each projection may be individually inclined with respect to the cleat-engaging structure's axis at any angle.
- the cleat-engaging structure of the receptacle may be of any shape that is suitable to mate with a corresponding cleat.
- the attachment structure may conform to the Q- LOKTM system sold by MacNeill Engineering, Inc. (as described in U.S. patent nos. 5,768,809, 6,151,805, 6,108,944, and 6,463,618), to the TRI-LOKTM system also sold by MacNeill Engineering, Inc., to the Fast TwistTM system sold by Softspikes, Inc. (as described in U.S. patent nos. 5,123,184, 5,524,367, 5,974,700 and 6,272,774), to a circumferentially threaded structure or to any other structure that may be attached to a receptacle.
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CA002570811A CA2570811A1 (en) | 2004-07-08 | 2005-07-07 | Anti-twist cleat receptacle |
EP05764656A EP1763308A1 (en) | 2004-07-08 | 2005-07-07 | Anti-twist cleat receptacle |
JP2007520581A JP2008505719A (en) | 2004-07-08 | 2005-07-07 | Anti-slip stopper |
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US58647504P | 2004-07-08 | 2004-07-08 | |
US60/586,475 | 2004-07-08 |
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US (1) | US20060005431A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1763308A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2008505719A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1984578A (en) |
AU (1) | AU2005265361A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2570811A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006010101A1 (en) |
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