摘要 |
<p>A cleat attachment system for footwear. The cleat (10) includes a cylinder (20) on a base (15) with one or more locking tabs (22) disposed around the outside of the cylinder. The receptacle (30) includes a cylindrical cavity (34) with one or more locking tabs (42) on the cavity's inner surface. A cleat attaches to a receptacle embedded in footwear by inserting the cleat attachment structure into the receptacle, after ramps (24, 44) on the cleat attachment structure and the receptacle are oriented with respect to each other. The locking tabs (22, 42) engage to retain the cleat in the receptacle. Corresponding ramps on the cleat attachment structure and the receptacle cooperate to disengage the locking tabs when the cleat attachment structure is twisted about its axis. The cleat is thereby detached from the receptacle.</p> |