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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
John J. Erickson, Brockton, MA (US);
James M. Feeney, Marion, MA (US);
Hetal Dave, Framingham, MA (US);
Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
John J. Erickson, Brockton, MA (US);
James M. Feeney, Marion, MA (US);
Hetal Dave, Framingham, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a three-component releasable mounted cleat assembly for interlocking into a receptacle of a golf shoe. A locking component is biasly inserted into an open receptacle in the shoe and has a geometric construction of downwardly extending tongues causes a requirement for a greater torque remove the cleat than was necessary to install it. An outer component which is coupled to the locking component provides a plurality of rigid posts extending outward for firmly gripping turf. The posts have an exterior wall surface extending vertically from a base and are confined within the outer perimeter of the base. An inner component is secured within the outer component and has a plurality of resilient legs extending outward in a radial direction and originating from a central area of the component.