US3587181A - Shoes with cleated bottoms - Google Patents

Shoes with cleated bottoms Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US3587181A
US3587181A US831373A US3587181DA US3587181A US 3587181 A US3587181 A US 3587181A US 831373 A US831373 A US 831373A US 3587181D A US3587181D A US 3587181DA US 3587181 A US3587181 A US 3587181A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
cleat
cleats
plate
conical
holes
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US831373A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Louis E Bernier
James P Giblin
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
E T WRIGHT AND CO Inc
Original Assignee
E T WRIGHT AND CO Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by E T WRIGHT AND CO Inc filed Critical E T WRIGHT AND CO Inc
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US3587181A publication Critical patent/US3587181A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D35/00—Producing footwear
    • B29D35/12—Producing parts thereof, e.g. soles, heels, uppers, by a moulding technique
    • B29D35/14—Multilayered parts
    • B29D35/142—Soles
    • 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
    • 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
    • A43C15/162—Studs or cleats for football or like boots characterised by the shape
    • A43C15/164—Studs or cleats for football or like boots characterised by the shape having a circular cross section
    • A43C15/167—Studs or cleats for football or like boots characterised by the shape having a circular cross section frusto-conical or cylindrical

Definitions

  • Figs ABSTRACT A flexible cleat plate having a plurality of cleats [52] U.S.Cl 36/59R, fixed thereto, the plate including a relatively large boss ex- 36/2.5 tending around each cleat and a smaller boss extending from [51] Int.Cl A43b 23/28 the large boss.
  • the cleat plate and cleats are molded into a [50] Field of Search l8/(Cursosole member with a binding agent interposed between the sole ry); 36/(Cursory), 2.5, 59, 67.5
  • This invention has for its objects to provide an improved cleat plate with cleats attached thereto, an improved method of incorporating the cleat plate and cleats into a shoe bottom and a novel mold assembly for effecting incorporation of the cleat plate and cleats in an elastomeric bottom by molding.
  • the cleat plate corresponds substantially in configuration to the part of the bottom in which it is to be incorporated having at one side a plurality of integrally formed bosses.
  • a cleat is molded into each of the bosses.
  • Each cleat has a fiat head and a shank at right angles thereto, the shank having a first cylindrical portion next to the head of relatively large diameter, a second cylindrical portion of smaller diameter and a tapered portion terminating in a tip.
  • the cleats are molded into the cleat plate and into the bosses with the head in the cleat plate and with the first cylindrical portions, first conical shoulders, second cylindrical portions and the upper ends of the second conical shoulders buried in the bosses.
  • the bosses are of two diameters comprising a cylindrical portion of relatively large diameter next to the cleat plate and a cylindrical portion of smaller diameter extending from the cylindrical portion of larger diameter.
  • the bosses are conical.
  • the plate may be perfectly flat or may be curved both longitudinally and transversely to conform to the bottom of a lasted upper which is slightly convex; is preferably comprised of an elastomer but may be comprised of any of the manmade materials which will afford flexibility, resistance to cracking, lightness in weight and sufficient tear resistance to hold the cleats attached thereto.
  • the cleat plate and cleats may be attached to the inner surface of a preformed outsole of leather or manmade material with the cleats extending through holes in the outsole and from the tread surface.
  • An adhesive is employed to unite the plate to the outsole.
  • a midsole or cushion layer may be interposed between the cleat plate and the outsole with its opposite surface adhesively united to the cleat plate and outsole respectively, the midsole or cushion layer in this case being provided with holes through which the cleats extend.
  • the cleat plate may also be incorporated in a molded bottom by compression or injection molding, this being accomplished by supporting the cleat plate in the mold cavity of an open top mold and introducing an elastomer into the cavity.
  • Natural and synthetic rubber and rubber compounds may be employed and when used the rubber is caused to conform to the configuration of the cavity and to the cleat plate and the portions of the cleats in the cavity by heat and pressure.
  • Manmade plastics may also be used such as PVC and these are introduced by injecting the plasticized material into the cavity to cause it to fill the mold about the cleat plate and cleats.
  • the cleat plates with the bosses of two diameters are especially designed for use with preformed outsoles and the mold assembly for making cleat plates of this kind comprises a side ring and cleat plate mold, the latter containing a plurality of holes corresponding in number to the number of cleats. In one.
  • each hole in vertical section is a right angle and the diameter of the hole is less than the larger diameter of the second conical shoulder on the shank so as to support the cleat in the mold cavity with the larger diameter of the second conical shoulder slightly above the upper end of the hole.
  • the upper end of each hole may have a conical or beveled depression for receiving the second conical shoulder of the cleat.
  • the larger diameter of the beveled depression is made slightly smaller than the corresponding larger diameter of the second shoulder of the cleat so as to support the cleats in the mold cavity with the larger diameter of the second shoulder situated slightly above the upper end of the hole.
  • the foregoing is to insure flow of the bottom-forming composition around the comer onto the surface of the second conical shoulder to form a seal about the portion of the cleat extending from the boss.
  • the cylindrical portions are adapted to accommodate the cylindrical portions of the cleats and to form the bosses at the lower side of the cleat plate within which the heads and cylindrical portions of the cleats are embedded.
  • the cleat plates with the conical bosses are especially designed for incorporation into the bottom of the shoe by molding and the mold assembly for making cleat plates of this kind differ from that for making the cleat plates with bosses of two diameters in that the cleat plate mold contains holes, the upper ends of which are of larger diameter so as to seat the first conical shoulders of the cleats, with the first cylindrical portions of the cleats above the upper ends of the holes in the mold cavity and with the second cylindrical portions, second conical shoulders and the tapered portions within the holes.
  • the edges at the upper ends of the holes may be of right section or beveled and above the upper ends of the holes there are conical holes corresponding in configuration to the conical bosses to be formed.
  • the mold assembly for incorporating the cleat plates with the conical bosses in the bottom of the shoe comprises a side ring and soleplate mold, the latter containing a plurality of holes corresponding in number to the number of cleats.
  • the edge of each hole at its upper end in vertical section is substantially a right angle and the diameter of each hole is less than the larger diameter of the second conical shoulder of the cleat so as to support the cleat plate in the mold with the second conical shoulder seated in the upper ends of the holes and only the tapered portions extending into the holes.
  • the edges at the upper ends of the holes may be beveled rather than of right section.
  • the larger diameters of the beveled portions of the holes are made slightly smaller than the larger diameters of the second conical shoulders of the cleats so that the upper portions of the second conical shoulders are situated above the upper ends of the holes and when the bottom-forming composition is formed about them, it will form a seal where the shoulders extend from the tread surface.
  • a shallow conical depression may be provided at the upper end of each hole whether the upper edge is of right section or beveled section, which has a polished surface which will form on the tread surface of the bottom a smooth conical elevation.
  • a bottom member which comprises not only a cleat plate but also an outsole adapted to be attached to a lasted upper to provide a cleated shoe by forming the heads, first and second cylindrical portions, first conical shoulder and the upper portion of the second conical shoulder in a bottom member of such dimensions as to constitute an outsole by employing an elastomer which is sufficiently stiff and elastic to resist tearing of the cleats therefrom or tilting of the cleats therein and at the same time flexible enough to insure foot comfort.
  • the mold assembly for making such a bottom unit with cleats is provided with a soleplate mold containing holes, the upper ends of which are of a diameter to seat the second cylindrical portions of the cleats and as related above with the larger diameter of the second beveled shoulder situated slightly above their upper ends.
  • the edges of the holes at the upper ends may be of right section or beveled.
  • the soleplate mold may be provided with magnetic inserts around each hole to fix the cleats in place.
  • a spacer may be placed between the upper ends of the cleat heads and the bottom of the lasted upper to support the heads of the cleats
  • the spacer may be a grid or lattice so that the bottom-forming composition is free to flow through it into engagement with the bottom of the lasted upper thereby to provide adequate bond thereto.
  • the bottom is to be a unit sole a cover plate is employed to close the open top of the mold cavity and in this case the cover plate may be provided with rigid or yieldable spacer pins projecting downwardly from its underside for contact with the heads of the cleats to hold them firmly in place. Such pins will be made slender enough so as to be easy to extract from theformed bottom member.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cleat plate corresponding in configuration to the forepart of the bottom of a shoe but of smaller area to which a plurality of cleats are attached;
  • FIG. his a fragmentary section of a cleat plate such as shown in FIG. 1 with a marginal groove at its upper side;
  • FIG. 1b is a fragmentary section of a cleat plate such as shown in FIG. 1 with a bevel at its butt end;
  • FIG. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a section of a cleat plate and cleats such as shown in FIGS. Land 2 which has been shaped to make it longitudinally concave;
  • FIG. 4 is a transverse section of FIG. 3 showingthe transverse curvature thereof;
  • FIG. 5 is an elevation and top view of a cleat
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary section of a cleat plate for use with preformed outsoles with a cleat embedded therein;
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section through an outsole with a flat cleat plate attached to its inner surface and with a cleat extending through the outsole and from the 'tread surface thereof;
  • FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 7 with a cushion layer or insole interposed between the cleat plate and the outsole;
  • FIG. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the outsole containing a plurality of holes through which the cleats extend;
  • FIG. 10 is a fragmentary plan view of the cushion layer containing holes through which the cleats extend; 7
  • FIG. 11 is a transverse section of a mold assembly by means of which a cleat plate such as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8 is formed and cleats attached thereto;
  • FIG. 11a is an enlarged fragmentary section of the cleat plate mold shown in FIG. 11, with the upper end of the hole provided with a right section;
  • FIG. 11b is an enlarged fragmentary section of the cleat plate shown in FIG. 11, with the upper end of the hole provided with a beveled section;
  • FIG. 12 is a fragmentary section of a cleat plate for use with molded bottoms with a cleat embedded therein;
  • FIG. 12a is a fragmentary section of a cleat plate mold used in makingthe cleat plate shown in FIG. 12;
  • FIG. 13 is a fragmentary section of a soleplate mold used in incorporating a cleat plate such as shown in FIG. 12 into the bottom of a shoe by molding;
  • FIG. 13a is a fragmentary vertical section showing a cleat plate of the kind shown in FIG. 12 incorporated in a molded bottom independently of the lasted upper, with both the cleat plate and the bosses buried in the bottom member;
  • FIG. 13b is a section like FIG. 13a showing the cleat plate combined with the molded bottom member with only the conical bosses embedded in the bottom member;
  • FIG. 14 is a fragmentary section of a bottom memben which constitutes both a cleat plate and a sole with a cleat formed therein;
  • FIG. 15 is a fragmentary section of a bottom-forming mold for forming a bottom such as shown in FIG. 14 to the bottom ofa lasted upper;
  • FIG. 16 is a fragmentary section of a bottom-forming mold for forming the bottommember such as shown in FIG. 14 independently of a lasted upper;
  • FIG. 17 is a fragmentary detail of a typical bottom mold.
  • FIG. 18 is a fragmentary plan of a spacer grid.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a cleat plate 10 and cleats 12 attached to one side of the cleat plate, there being seven such cleats, one at the tip and the remaining distributing along the opposite sides of the cleat plate.
  • the cleat plate 10 corresponds substantially in configuration to the part of the bottom of the shoe in which it is to be incorporated, is relatively thin, flexible enough to withstand repeated bending without cracking, tough enough to resist tearing of the cleats therefrom and light enough to add substantially little weight to the shoe in which it is to be incorporated.
  • a moldable material is preferred such as natural or synthetic rubber and compounds thereof, or manmade plastics such as PVC. It is to be understood, however, that other materials embodying the characteristics referred to whether metallic or nonmetallic may be used.
  • the cleat plate 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is uniformly thick; however, it may be provided on its upper side with a marginal groove 10a, such as shown in FIG. 1a, along the sided and around the end and a bevel 10b at the butt end as shown in FIG. lb. Additionally, if desired, the cleat plate may have one or more holes through it (not shown) to provide for better anchorage within a molded bottom as will appear hereinafter.
  • Each cleat as shown in FIG. 5 comprises a flathead 14, a first cylindrical portion 16 of smaller diameter stemming from the head, a second cylindrical portion 18 of smaller diameter than the first cylindrical portion extending from the first cylindrical portion and a tapered portion 20 terminating in a tip 22 adapted to receive a hardened wear-resistant insert 24.
  • a conical or beveled shoulder 26 is provided at the junction of the first and second cylindrical portions 16 and 18 and a conical or beveled portion 28 is provided at the junction of the second cylindrical portion 18 and the tapered portion 20.
  • the tip 22 of the tapered portion is drilled axially and the insert 24 is pressed and/or brazed or welded into it.
  • the head 14 is preferably noncircular and contains symmetrically disposed circular depressions 30.
  • holes may be formed through the head where the depressions are or the peripheral edge of the head may contain notches of suitable configuration.
  • cleats having the following dimensions are found to be very satisfactory. It is to be understood, however, that the cleat dimensions may be increased or decreased for heavier or lighter weight shoes without departing from the intent and purpose of the invention.
  • Diameter Head .062 500 First cylindrical portion .218 .298-308 First conical portion 177 45 Second cylindrical portion .031 .254259 Second conical portion. 031 45 Tapered portion .250 1 .186-195 -134 Insert 047 088-090 1 Large diameter. 2 Smaller diameter. 3 Tungsten.
  • each boss 32 comprises a relatively large diameter circular portion 34 next to the cleat plates and a smaller diameter portion 36 of circular cross section terminating in an end face 38.
  • the head 14, first and second cylindrical portions 16 and 18, first conical shoulder 26 and a portion of the second conical shoulder 28 of the cleat are buried in the boss 32. The remainder of the conical shoulder 28 and the tapered portion extend from the end face 38 of the boss.
  • the cleat plate and cleats thus far described are especially designed for use with preformed outsoles and may be combined with a preformed leather outsole 40, as shown in FIGS.
  • Adhesive is also applied to the inner surface of the holes 42 and the outer surfaces of the bosses 32 and as illustrated the axial length of the bosses correspond substantially to the thickness of the outsole so that all that extends from the tread surface of the outsole are the lower portions of the conical shoulders 28 and the tapered portions 20 of the cleats.
  • the outsole with the cleat plate attached thereto with the cleats extending through its tread surface, as shown in FIG. 7, can be attached to the bottom of the lasted shoe by stitching, stapling or adhesive.
  • a cushion layer or insole 46 may be interposed between the cleat plate and the outsole to provide for greater foot comfort.
  • the cushion layer or insole is provided with holes 48 through which the bosses 32 are adapted to extend and the cleat plate and the outsole are attached to the opposite sides of the cushion layer or outsole 46 by means of adhesive 50 applied to the surfaces.
  • the composite bottom thus constructed may beapplied to the bottom of a lasted upper by sewing, stapling and cementing as previously mentioned.
  • the outsole may be a premolcled elastomer or other suitable bottom-forming composition.
  • the cleat platelll was com- I prised of a material which could be rendered softat an elevated temperature so as to enable conforming it intimately with the bottom of a lasted upper particularly if the bottom as in most instances is somewhat convex.
  • the cleat plate was comprised of a material which was sufficiently flexible so that it could be conformed to the convex lower surface of the lasted upper without presoftening it.
  • cleat plates of either of the foregoing kind may be employed, that is, a cleat plate which may be presoftened to enable conforming it to the bottom or a cleat plate which is flexible enough to be conformed by pressure to the bottom.
  • FIG. I2 shows a fragmentary portion of a cleat plate provided with an integrally formed boss 32a of conical configuration designed especially for incorporation by molding into a bottom formed independently of a lasted upper or directly applied during its formation to the lasted upper.
  • boss 32a of conical configuration designed especially for incorporation by molding into a bottom formed independently of a lasted upper or directly applied during its formation to the lasted upper.
  • the first cylindrical portion 16 and the first beveled shoulder 26 of the cleats are buried in the conical boss.
  • the second cylindrical portion 18, the second conical shoulder 28 and the tapered portion 20 of the cleat extend from the end of the boss.
  • FIG. 11 A mold assembly for making cleat plates of the kind shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 inclusive, is shown in FIG. 11, comprising a ring 52 open at the top and bottom, a cleat plate mold 54 supported at the bottom for movement through the bottom opening toward the top and a cover plate 56.
  • the ring 52 corresponds in configuration to the cleat plate to be formed.
  • the cleat plate mold contains a plurality of holes 58 corresponding in number to the number of cleats to be employed.
  • the upper end of each hole is smaller in diameter than the diameter of the conical shoulder 28 and larger than the smaller diameter thereof so that the cleats rest in the plate with the beveled shoulder engaged with the rim of the hole as shown in FIG. 11a.
  • Above the upper end of the hole 58 there is a cylindrical hole 61 corresponding in diameter to the portion 36 of the boss 32 and a cylindrical hole 63 corresponding in diameter to the cylindrical portion 34 of the boss.
  • the upper end of the hole 58 is made slightly smaller than the larger diameter of the conical shoulder 28 of the cleat so that an appreciable amount of the conical shoulder 28 will set up above the upper end of the hole. This provides for flow of the bottom-forming composition around the shoulder at the junction of the cylindrical portion 18 and the conical shoulder 28 onto the surface of the latter to provide a seal.
  • the top surface 62 of the cleat plate mold and the bottom surface 64 of the cover plate are flat to provide the cleat plate with flat surfaces, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is within the scope of the invention to make the upper surface of the cleat plate mold and the lower surface of the cover plate curved to provide a cleat plate with curved upper and lower surfaces as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • a cleat plate with cleats attached thereto is made with the foregoing mold assembly by dropping a cleat in each of the holes 58 in the cleat plate mold and then introducing the elastomer into the mold cavity 66 above the cleat plate mold, placing the cover plate 56 over the open top and then causing the elastomer to conform to the configuration of the cavity the cleat within the cavity to conform to the configuration of the cavity.
  • Heat is applied by supplying heat to the mold parts in suitable fashion, for example, by resistance coils set into the cleat plate mold and side ring or by steam coils in the mold parts.
  • The-cleat plate shown in FIG. 12 and as made with the mold assembly shown in FIG. 120 may be incorporated in a bottom and simultaneously attached to a lasted upper by a mold assembly such as shown in FIG. 13, or may be incorporated in a unit bottom independently of the upper as shown in FIGS. 13a and 13b by replacing the lasted upper at the open top of the mold assembly with a cover plate.
  • the upper U is supported at the open top of the ring 80, preferably in engagement with a beveled lip 86 around the open top.
  • the soleplate mold 82 contains a plurality of cylindrical holes 88.
  • each hole is made slightly smaller in diameter than the diameter of the conical shoulder 28 of the cleat so that when the cleat plate is mounted in the cavity 84 with the cleats engaged with the holes 88, the conical shoulders 28 seat in the upper ends of the holes with the upper portions thereof slightly above the upper ends of the holes thus allowing the bottom-forming composition to flow around the corners between the cylindrical portions 18 and the conical shoulders ontothe surfaces thereof to form a seal where the latter protrude from the tread surface of the sole:
  • the upper ends of the holes 88 may be provided with beveled recesses such as shown in FIG. 11b and as thus provided the larger diameters of the beveled recesses are made smaller than the larger diameters of the conical shoulders 28 to enable forming a seal on the surface of the shoulders 28 where they protrude from the tread surface.
  • a bottom-forming composition is deposited in the cavity 84 and is caused to conform to the configuration of the cavity and to the cleat plate and portions of the cleats situated within the cavity.
  • a biscuit of the material is placed in the mold cavity whereupon heat and pressure are applied by raising a suitably heated soleplate mold upward toward the lasted upper supported at the top of the ring to cause the composition to flow throughout the cavity and about the cleat plate and cleats.
  • manmade materials such as PVC, the plasticized material is injected through a suitable openingin the soleplate mold or side ring.
  • the bottom surface of the lasted upper and the surface of the cleat plate may be preconditioned by cleaning, degreasing, brushing, roughing and the like and by an application of adhesive.
  • the cleat plate may be only partially cured or partially vulcanized and completion of its curing and vulcanizing completed during the formation of the bottom, which seems to produce greater integration between the cleat plate and the bottom material.
  • a unit bottom which may be subsequently attached to a lasted upper may be made in the mold assembly shown in FIG. 13 by the simple expedient of substituting for the lasted upper at the open top of the mold a cover plate.
  • the cover plate By providing the cover plate with a flat lower surface the cleat plate may be incorporated in the bottom, as shown in FIG. 13a, with the cleat plate itself buried in the bottom and with its upper surface flush with the upper surface at the bottom.
  • the cover By providing the cover with an upwardly extending recess corresponding to the thickness of the cleat plate, the latter may be combined with the bottom as shown in FIG. 13b.
  • the cleats are first attached to a plate to form a cleat plate and then incorporated in a shoe bottom.
  • the cleat plate may in fact comprise essentially the bottom of the shoe, so that it is not necessary to first form a cleat plate with cleats attached thereto and then incorporate it in the bottom but rather in one operation forming what in effect is both the cleat plate and the bottom with the cleats anchored therein. This can be achieved when natural or synthetic rubber or rubber compounds are used or equivalent plastisol, because the material is stiff enough and tough to firmly hold the cleats without an independent cleat plate.
  • the mold assembly comprises a ring open at the top and bottom, a soleplate mold 102 containing holes 104 supported at the open bottom of the ring for movement therein relative to the top.
  • the upper ends of the holes 104 are made of right section or may be beveled as indicated in FIGS. 11a and 11b.
  • To form the bottom and attach the cleats a plurality of cleats are dropped in the holes 104 so that the conical shoulders 28 seat on the upper ends of the holes with the cylindrical portions 18, conical shoulders 26, cylindrical portions 16 and heads 14 situated within the mold cavity and with the tapered portions 20 situated in the holes.
  • the diameters of the upper ends of the holes 104 whether of right section or beveled are made smaller than the larger diameters of the conical shoulders 28.
  • a biscuit of rubber or rubber compound is deposited in the cavity above the soleplate mold and either a flat cover plate or lasted shoe upper is held against the open top whereupon pressure and heat is applied by raising the soleplate in the ring.
  • a cover plate When a cover plate is employed a composite sole is formed with the cleats attached thereto.
  • the sole as thus formed may be attached in conventional manner to the bottom of a lasted upper.
  • a lasted upper is held against the open top of the mold, the sole together with the cleats are directly attached to the bottom of the lasted upper.
  • a spacer grid or lattice 106 (FIG. 18) is placed between the upper surfaces of the heads and the lower surface of the lasted upper through which the bottomforming composition may flow freely to form an integrated structure
  • the grid is comprised of an elastomer whichwill integrate with the bottom during molding.
  • fixed or yieldable pins 108 may be fixed to the underside of the cover plate to engage the upper surfaces of the heads to hold them in place. If such pins are slender they may be easily withdrawn from the completed bottom after the molding operation.
  • the soleplate mold may be provided with inserts containing the holes 104 which are magnetic to hold the cleats firmly in place.
  • FIG. 14 shows a cleat embedded in a bottom which, according to the preceding method of making, comprises the cleat plate and the bottom.
  • the head 14, cylindrical portion 16, conical shoulder 26, cylindrical portion 18 and the upper portion of the conical shoulder 28 are all embedded in the bottom.
  • the lower part of the conical shoulder 28 and the tapered portion 20 protrude from the tread surface.
  • the soleplate mold is made in two parts, to wit, a part 82a containing the inserts 96 and a part 82b containing the lower part 88b of the holes 88,the two parts being bolted to each other.
  • the soleplate mold may be made of one piece (FIG. 17) with the hole 88b larger than the hole 88a so that the insert can be easily pushed out when it is necessary to replace it. While the provision of the inserts are described only with respect to FIG. 13, each of the mold assemblies shown is provided with corresponding tool steel inserts and these inserts provide convenient means for magnetically holding the cleats in place since the inserts may be magnetized prior to insertion into the plate. It is also to be observed in conjunction with the insert 96 shown in FIG.
  • a shallow conical depression 60a is provided around the upper end of the hole within which the cleat rests, being formed in the upper end of the insert.
  • Similar shallow conical recesses are provided in each of the bottom plates of the mold assemblies around the holes within which the cleats are'deposited and the surfaces of these shallow recesses are polished so as to form smooth conical mounds on the tread surface/of the sole.
  • the cleat plate is shown as having a configuration of the forepart of the shoe; however, it is to be understood that cleat plates corresponding in configuration to the heel of the shoe may be made in the same fashion and incorporated in the heel structure of a shoe in the same manner as described above with respect to incorporation of the cleat plate in the forepart of a shoe.
  • a cleated shoe bottom member comprising an outsole, a flexible cleat plate, a plurality of cleats fixed at one end to one side of the flexible cleat plate with their outer ends extending perpendicularly away from said sides, said cleats having conical shoulders intermediate the ends fixed in the plate and their distal ends, and said cleat plate having at the side from which the cleats extend bosses of circular cross section, one surrounding each cleat, said bosses being of a length such that the portions of the cleats between the cleat plate and the middiameters of the conical shoulders are within the bosses, and the portions of the cleats beyond the mid-diameters and the distal ends thereof extend beyond the ends of the bosses, said outsole containing holes corresponding in configuration to the bosses, said plates being disposed against the inner sides of the outsole with the cleats extending through the holes and with the bosses seated therein, and a binding agent interposed between the
  • a cleated shoe bottom comprising an outsole containing a plurality of holes corresponding to the number of cleats, a flexible cleat plate corresponding in configuration to the outsole but smaller than the outsole, a plurality of cleats corresponding in number to the holes in the outsole fixed at one end to one side of the cleat plate with their other ends extending perpendicularly away from said side, a midsole'containing holes corresponding in number to the holes in the outsole, said cleat plate being disposed in confronting relation to the inner side of the outsole with the midsole interposed between the confronting surfaces and with the cleats extending through the holes in the midsole and the outsole, and a binder joining the surfaces of the cleat plate and the outsole to the opposite surfaces of the midsole.
  • a cleated shoe bottom according to claim 8 wherein the midsole comprises a cushion member.
  • a cleated bottom comprised of molded elastomer into which are incorporated during molding a plurality of metal cleats, each cleat having a head of relatively large diameter, a shank stemming therefrom, szid shank having a tapering end portion bored to receive a hardened tip and intermediate the head and tapered portion a conical shoulder, and said cleat being buried in said vbottom with the head and that portion of the shank situated above the mean diameter of the conical shoulder in the bottom and with the portion of the conical shoulder below the mean diameter and the tapered portion extending from the tread surface of the bottom.
  • a cleated bottom according to claim 10 comprising a cleat plate corresponding in configuration to but being smaller in area and thickness than said bottom, said cleat plate being embedded in the bottom inwardly of the tread surface with the heads of the cleats fixed thereto.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
US831373A 1969-06-09 1969-06-09 Shoes with cleated bottoms Expired - Lifetime US3587181A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US83137369A 1969-06-09 1969-06-09

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US3587181A true US3587181A (en) 1971-06-28

Family

ID=25258902

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US831373A Expired - Lifetime US3587181A (en) 1969-06-09 1969-06-09 Shoes with cleated bottoms

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US3587181A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA935994A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1306391A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3876176A (en) * 1972-06-29 1975-04-08 Songo Shoe Mfg Corp Apparatus for molding golf shoe bottom with detachable spikes
US3904243A (en) * 1974-09-23 1975-09-09 Krueger Metal Products Fiberglass shell construction with screw anchor inserts
US4015543A (en) * 1974-10-29 1977-04-05 Stankowitz Arthur J Platform support structure
US4348003A (en) * 1980-04-28 1982-09-07 Patrick S.A. Mold for the production of spiked soles for sport shoes
US5836090A (en) * 1996-11-12 1998-11-17 Korkers, Inc. Non-slip sandal with wholly replaceable parts
US5932336A (en) * 1995-06-05 1999-08-03 Acushnet Company Shoe sole
US5979084A (en) * 1997-08-11 1999-11-09 Grant; David Track spike
USD439732S1 (en) 1997-08-11 2001-04-03 David Grant Track spike
USD580144S1 (en) 2007-03-07 2008-11-11 Adidas International Marketing Bv Portion of a cleat
US7832117B2 (en) 2006-07-17 2010-11-16 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear including full length composite plate
US20110109210A1 (en) * 2008-07-18 2011-05-12 Dingwen Mao Method of inserting brittle material in plastic shell and electronic device having the plastic shell
US20110192054A1 (en) * 2009-12-08 2011-08-11 Wojnar Christopher J Traction enhancing devices for footwear assemblies
US20120266490A1 (en) * 2011-04-21 2012-10-25 Nike, Inc. Method For Making A Cleated Plate
US20140215729A1 (en) * 2013-02-05 2014-08-07 Nike, Inc. Cleats, cleated sole structures, molds, and molding methods for in-molding articles
US20150282567A1 (en) * 2012-07-30 2015-10-08 Nike, Inc. Support Features For Footwear Ground Engaging Members
US20160135540A1 (en) * 2014-11-18 2016-05-19 Nike, Inc. Outsole with grip reduction extension members
US20170215518A1 (en) * 2013-02-05 2017-08-03 Nike, Inc. Cleats, Cleated Sole Structures, Molds and Molding Methods for In-Molding Articles
US20180070680A1 (en) * 2016-09-15 2018-03-15 Tingley Rubber Corporation Traction Studs And Outsoles
EP3164025B1 (en) * 2014-07-03 2018-08-29 NIKE Innovate C.V. Method of making an article of footwear with a segmented plate
DE112016005461B4 (de) 2015-11-30 2019-12-19 Busan Business Support Center Verfahren zum Herstellen von Spikes für Sportschuhe
US20220151335A1 (en) * 2018-11-15 2022-05-19 N-Ion Sports Technology Limited Grounding footwear with a blade portion
US20220361631A1 (en) * 2021-05-17 2022-11-17 Ronald Lawrence Somers Wear-resistant, fully embedded node for extending the life of polyurethane used in restoring shoes

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3233900A1 (de) * 1982-09-13 1984-03-15 Sportartikelfabrik Karl Uhl Gmbh, 7460 Balingen Sportschuhsohle mit greifelementen
CN114474533B (zh) * 2022-01-28 2024-06-18 安踏（中国）有限公司 一种用于制造带鞋钉的鞋底前片的模具及成型方法

Cited By (34)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3876176A (en) * 1972-06-29 1975-04-08 Songo Shoe Mfg Corp Apparatus for molding golf shoe bottom with detachable spikes
US3904243A (en) * 1974-09-23 1975-09-09 Krueger Metal Products Fiberglass shell construction with screw anchor inserts
US4015543A (en) * 1974-10-29 1977-04-05 Stankowitz Arthur J Platform support structure
US4348003A (en) * 1980-04-28 1982-09-07 Patrick S.A. Mold for the production of spiked soles for sport shoes
US5987783A (en) * 1995-06-05 1999-11-23 Acushnet Company Golf shoe having spike socket spine system
US5932336A (en) * 1995-06-05 1999-08-03 Acushnet Company Shoe sole
US5836090A (en) * 1996-11-12 1998-11-17 Korkers, Inc. Non-slip sandal with wholly replaceable parts
US5979084A (en) * 1997-08-11 1999-11-09 Grant; David Track spike
USD439732S1 (en) 1997-08-11 2001-04-03 David Grant Track spike
US7832117B2 (en) 2006-07-17 2010-11-16 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear including full length composite plate
US20110023327A1 (en) * 2006-07-17 2011-02-03 Nike, Inc. Article of Footwear Including Full Length Composite Plate
US10016012B2 (en) 2006-07-17 2018-07-10 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear including full length composite plate
US8813390B2 (en) 2006-07-17 2014-08-26 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear including full length composite plate
USD580144S1 (en) 2007-03-07 2008-11-11 Adidas International Marketing Bv Portion of a cleat
US20110109210A1 (en) * 2008-07-18 2011-05-12 Dingwen Mao Method of inserting brittle material in plastic shell and electronic device having the plastic shell
US8745897B2 (en) * 2009-12-08 2014-06-10 Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. Traction enhancing devices for footwear assemblies
US20110192054A1 (en) * 2009-12-08 2011-08-11 Wojnar Christopher J Traction enhancing devices for footwear assemblies
US20120266490A1 (en) * 2011-04-21 2012-10-25 Nike, Inc. Method For Making A Cleated Plate
US8945449B2 (en) * 2011-04-21 2015-02-03 Nike, Inc. Method for making a cleated plate
US10299543B2 (en) 2011-04-21 2019-05-28 Nike, Inc. Method for making a cleated plate
US9901141B2 (en) 2011-04-21 2018-02-27 Nike, Inc. Method for making a cleated plate
US20150282567A1 (en) * 2012-07-30 2015-10-08 Nike, Inc. Support Features For Footwear Ground Engaging Members
US10863798B2 (en) 2012-07-30 2020-12-15 Nike, Inc. Support features for footwear ground engaging members
US9462852B2 (en) * 2012-07-30 2016-10-11 Nike, Inc. Support features for footwear ground engaging members
US10104939B2 (en) 2012-07-30 2018-10-23 Nike, Inc. Support features for footwear ground engaging members
US20140215729A1 (en) * 2013-02-05 2014-08-07 Nike, Inc. Cleats, cleated sole structures, molds, and molding methods for in-molding articles
US20170215518A1 (en) * 2013-02-05 2017-08-03 Nike, Inc. Cleats, Cleated Sole Structures, Molds and Molding Methods for In-Molding Articles
EP3164025B1 (en) * 2014-07-03 2018-08-29 NIKE Innovate C.V. Method of making an article of footwear with a segmented plate
US10165827B2 (en) * 2014-11-18 2019-01-01 Nike, Inc. Outsole with grip reduction extension members
US20160135540A1 (en) * 2014-11-18 2016-05-19 Nike, Inc. Outsole with grip reduction extension members
DE112016005461B4 (de) 2015-11-30 2019-12-19 Busan Business Support Center Verfahren zum Herstellen von Spikes für Sportschuhe
US20180070680A1 (en) * 2016-09-15 2018-03-15 Tingley Rubber Corporation Traction Studs And Outsoles
US20220151335A1 (en) * 2018-11-15 2022-05-19 N-Ion Sports Technology Limited Grounding footwear with a blade portion
US20220361631A1 (en) * 2021-05-17 2022-11-17 Ronald Lawrence Somers Wear-resistant, fully embedded node for extending the life of polyurethane used in restoring shoes

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA935994A (en) 1973-10-30
GB1306391A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1973-02-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US3587181A (en) Shoes with cleated bottoms
US10299543B2 (en) Method for making a cleated plate
US3925529A (en) Method for making shoes with cleated bottoms
US3559308A (en) Cleated outsole
US5657556A (en) Footwear sole component and production method
US4587748A (en) Studded footwear
US4899467A (en) Composite outsole
US4120477A (en) Mold and method for injection molding a sole onto a shoe upper
US2651118A (en) Molding soles and heels to uppers
US20170215518A1 (en) Cleats, Cleated Sole Structures, Molds and Molding Methods for In-Molding Articles
US3492744A (en) Golf shoe and bottom therefor
US9125452B2 (en) Cleats, cleated sole structures, molds, and molding methods for in-molding articles
US3345664A (en) Method of making a shoe with injection molded bottom
EP3170653B1 (en) Molds and molding methods for cleats and cleated sole structures
US3327412A (en) Outsoles having calks and method of manufacturing the same
US3486249A (en) Shoe with cleats
US3116566A (en) Injection molded shoe bottom and shoe having same
US3246068A (en) Injection molded shoe bottom
US3461576A (en) Spiked shoe sole
US3559311A (en) Golf shoes
US3537193A (en) Shoe and sole therefor embodying an anchor plate and cleats
US3510968A (en) Shoes and shoemaking methods
CA2224285C (en) Manufacture of sandals
US3480979A (en) Method of attaching cleats to shoe bottoms
US1502036A (en) Heel construction for footwear