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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasuyuki Terashima, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Japana Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/516 ;
Abstract
A plastic cleat ( ) for a golf shoe is disclosed, including a cleat body ( ), a plurality of flexible protrusions ( ) and rigid protrusions ( ) extending from the cleat body ( ). The flexible protrusions ( ) and rigid protrusions ( ) provide good grips on grass without damaging the grass. The flexible protrusions ( ) bend outwardly on a hard surface, when the rigid protrusions ( ) chiefly support weight. The cleat ( ) can be economically manufactured by “forced extraction molding” utilizing the shape rebounding nature of half hardened plastic materials.