Patents
US 9795190 B2: Traction cleat and receptacle
- Granted
- 2017-10-24
- Filed
- 2016-01-14 application 14995366
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In traction cleat and receptacle system in a shoe outsole, unauthorized cleats are prevented from connection to a receptacle by a projection in the receptacle cavity and a recess in the cleat attachment stem for receiving the projection. A locking arrangement includes an annular array of twelve locking teeth on a boss surrounding the receptacle cavity, wherein every fourth tooth has a steeper side angle to in cooperate with mating cleat locking posts. A cylindrical shroud prevents the locking posts from damaging the outsole material during cleat rotation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171024.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Manufacturing Company, LLC 24 patents | US company or organization | Brentwood, TN | PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Robert Burt | Chandler, AZ | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lee Paul Shuttleworth | Birmingham, GB | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A43C | Fastenings or attachments of footwear; laces in general | A43C15/161 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-27 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2021-04-22 | PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC BURNHAM, ME | 56052/476 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-04-22 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CLEATS LLC signed 2021-04-22 GCI OUTDOOR LLC signed 2021-04-22 PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC signed 2021-04-22 SOFTSPIKES, LLC signed 2021-04-22 | TWIN BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 56003/134 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC signed 2019-12-24 | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 51423/851 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-03-25 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the conveying party and receiving party data, and docket number previously recorded at reel: 037568 frame: 0797. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | BURT, JOHN ROBERT signed 2016-01-15 SHUTTLEWORTH, LEE P. signed 2016-01-15 | PRIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC BRENTWOOD, TN | 38252/407 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MURPHY, MURTAGH M. signed 2016-01-19 | STRYKER CORPORATION, A MICHIGAN CORPORATION KALAMAZOO, MI STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC KALAMAZOO, MI | 37568/797 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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