Footwear with enhanced cleats

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A shoe with cleats comprising:
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.