US2268992A - Athletic shoe cleat - Google Patents

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Jain 6, 1942. c, N' FZIGER 2,268,992

ATHLETIC. SHOE CLEAT Filed Aug. 6, 1940 I INVENTOR. Jar C. Nor-21cm ATT EY.

Patented Jan. 6, 1942 I PATIENT OFFICE I I .I" I I K I Arlene-Tic sHoEc-Lmrf Jay 'Nofz iger, Los Ange'lesgfialif.

ApplicationAugustfi, wheelie Mo.1351.582 A Claims-1 101136 1 9) This invention-relates .to athletic shoecleats.

The general object .of the invention is to provide .an improved .cleat for. a baseball or other athletic shoe.

A furthercbjectof .the invention is to provide a cleat including a resilient base having rigid gripping members secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a I cleat including a base made of spring steel and having sharpened, hardened, gripping members Fig. 4 is a plan view showing another form of cleat in the act of being assembled;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the cleat shown in Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of a shoe showing my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a modified cleat extended;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a shoe sole showing the modified cleat assembled;

Fig. 10 is a section taken on line III-I0, Fig.9;

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing a further modified cleat disassembled;

Fig. 12 is a plan view showing the further modified cleat assembled; and

Fig. 13 is a section taken on line I3 I3, Fig. 12.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown my invention as embodied in a toe cleat indicated generally at I0, and in a heel cleat indicated generally at II. The general construction and arrangement of the two cleats I0 and II is identical except for the shape of the base members.

The toe cleat l0 comprises a base I2 which is made of flexible spring steel or other suitable material and having edges I3 and I4. The base is provided with a plurality of apertures I5.

;dicated at 1 .6, .are L-shaped in cross-section. Eachmember is made .of hardened metal and includes aibase I] having an upstanding portion I8 which is preferably sharpened or beveled as at k9. .The .base I] is provided an -aperture 20.

In the preferred method of manufacture the gripping members I6 are arranged on the base as shown in Fig. 2 with the base outwardly directed and with the portion I8 spaced from the end of the base. The members I6 are then spot-welded or otherwise secured to the base' with the apertures I5 in alignment with the apertures 20. v

After this is done the entire cleat may be heat treated if desired and may be rust proofed if desired.

In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the base I2 has sides I3, ends I4, and apertures I5 which are similar in all respects to the corresponding parts shown in Fig. 1, except that the shape of the base is shortened and narrowed to more closely approximate the shape and size of the heel of a shoe.

The gripping members I6 have upstanding portions I8 which are beveled as at I9 and the bases of the gripping members are apertured as The members I6 are secured to the base I2 in the manner already described in connection with the cleats shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I show a modification wherein the base 25 includes extended portions 26 and 21 which in the blank are integral with the base and which are formed into the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10 during manufacture. The portions 26 each include an aperture 28 which align with aperture 29 in the base. A hardened gripping member 30 is welded to the portion 21 to complete the cleat.

In Figs. 11, 12, and 13 the base 35 has apertures 36 therein. Mounted upon the base 35 I arrange gripping members 31 which are similar to the gripping members I6 previously described but which are arranged with the upstanding portion 38 substantially aligned with the outer ends 39 of the base as clearly shown in Fig. 13

As the base of the cleats is'flexible there is no interference with the stride of the runner and furthermore the elasticity enables the wearer of The gripping or anti-slipping members are inanti-slipping device for athletic shoes which is highly emcient in use and which can be econominally manufactured.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In combination with an athletic shoe having an upper and a sole, a flexible steel spring plate directly engaging the sole, said flexible steel plate including an imperforate body portion and end portions, gripping members each of which includes a base which directly engages and is spot welded one to each of said end portions, each gripping member having a single sharpened portion projecting therefrom, said gripping member and end portions having aligned apertures therein and fastening means extending through said apertures and secured to the sole of the shoe.

2. In an athletic shoe cleat, a flexible steel spring plate including a body portion and diverging end portion, a gripping member on each end portion, each gripping member being L-shaped in cross-section and including a base having a sharpened portion projecting therefrom, said base being outwardly directed and said sharpened portions being disposed remote from the ends of the end portions.

3. In combination with an athletic shoe including an upper and a flexible, metallic plate directly engaging the sole of the shoe, means on said plate to prevent rusting, said plate having a plurality of spaced gripping members thereon, each of said gripping members being L-shaped in cross-section and including an outwardly directed base spot-welded to said plate and a single sharpened portion projecting from the base, said gripping member and said plate each having aligned apertures therein and fastening means to secure the plate to the sole of the shoe.

4. In combination with an athletic shoe including an upper and a flexible plate directly engaging the sole of the shoe, means on said plate to prevent rusting, said plate having a plurality of spaced gripping members thereon, each of said gripping members including a base which is inwardly directed and which is spot-welded to the plate, and a single sharpened portion projecting from the base, said gripping members and said plate each having aligned apertures therein and fastening means extending through said aligned apertures and secured to the sole of the shoe.

JAY C. NOFZIGER.

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