Article Of Footwear With Interlocking Cleat Member and Raised Base

摘要

A cleat member for an article of footwear is configured to associate with a raised base on a sole of the article of footwear. The raised base includes an angled face with a plurality of protruding portions extending outwards from the angled face. An underside of the cleat member has an indentation that corresponds to the angled face of the raised base. A plurality of recessed portions are disposed along the indentation on the underside of the cleat member and are configured to associate with the plurality of protruding portions on the angled face of the raised base. The plurality of recessed portions and the plurality of protruding portions have coincident shapes so that the protruding portions fit with the recessed portions. With this configuration, the cleat member and sole are configured with an interlocking arrangement that resists loosening when the article of footwear is used on a ground surface.

主权项

1. A cleat member for an article of footwear, the cleat member comprising:
a fastening portion, the fastening portion configured to be associated with a fastener receiving portion disposed on a raised base on a sole of the article of footwear; an indentation disposed along an underside of the cleat member, the indentation configured to correspond to the angled face of the raised base, the indentation including: (1) a generally flat portion, and (2) a sloped portion; the flat portion extending outwards from the fastening portion of the cleat member towards a lip extending around an outer periphery of the cleat member, and the sloped portion extending from the flat portion to the lip of the cleat member, the sloped portion being disposed at an angle relative to the flat portion; the sloped portion of the indentation including a plurality of recessed portions disposed within the indentation, the plurality of recessed portions configured to associate with a plurality of protruding portions disposed on the angled face of the raised base; and wherein the plurality of protruding portions are configured to fit within the plurality of recessed portions.