JPS6124002B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to sports shoes or boots, and more particularly to baseball shoes or boots. For the sake of simplicity, the term ``shoes'' herein is intended to include boots that are appropriately shaped or have a heavier or more robust construction than sews in the narrower sense.

Sports shoe shoes having a plurality of members in the sole that engage with the ground for games such as soccer and baseball are well known. Baseball shoes sometimes use a specific member to engage with this ground, and this is an edge member that protrudes downward, or a non-slip member (hereinafter referred to as a cleat). They are fixedly held on the outside of the sole by respective mounting boards. For example, in known baseball shoes, each of the front and rear or heel portions of the sole have three such cleats. At least two of them are often mounted on a common mounting board. The cleats thus arranged are each oriented in a different direction to provide the shoe with engagement with the gland in all directions of the shoe.

Because of the configuration described above and the fact that this ground-engaging member is permanently affixed to the sole, baseball players can adjust the pitch according to their own needs and depending on the conditions of the ground on which they are playing. It is not possible to select the shape of the engaging member. However, this is important, and it is natural that each player will wish to select the placement and shape of the engaging member himself depending on ground conditions and other factors.

The present invention seeks to provide sports shoes, especially baseball shoes, which do not have the drawbacks mentioned above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a baseball shoe in which engaging members can be individually attached according to the player's requests.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable the attachment of individually shaped engagement members to the shoe, thereby preventing loss or shortening of the reliability of attachment and service life of the engagement members due to high loads. The aim is to provide a user experience that is free of sewage.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a baseball shoe in which the ground engaging member can be easily replaced and can be securely attached to the shoe.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a baseball shoe that has an engaging member on the lower side that allows adjustment of the shape and direction of the engaging member.

According to the invention, the above objects are achieved by providing the baseball shoe with a cleat-like engagement member that is secured to the sole of the shoe by means of a mounting substrate. The mounting board for such an engaging member has a polygonal outer shape, and the engaging member is
It is replaceably or removably mounted within a recess having a size and shape relative to the size and shape of the mounting board. The polygonal shape of the mounting substrate and the corresponding shape of the recess in the shoe sole allow mounting of the engagement member in different directions around an axis approximately perpendicular to the plane of the sole, and the engagement member To prevent an applied load from changing the position of an engaging member. For example, when the mounting substrate is hexagonal, the engagement member can have six different orientations, i.e. six different orientations, allowing the wearer to use the cleat or Allows for a wide range of choices in stud placement and shape. Alternatively, the engagement members and the mounting board may be combined one-to-one, so that each of the engagement members can be adjusted independently.

The mounting recesses provided in the shoe sole to receive the mounting substrates of each of the engagement members may be recesses in the lower surface of the sole, but these depressions may partially have a rim portion projecting from the lower surface of the shoe sole. This is preferably formed, for example, at the same time as the shoe sole is molded from plastic material. The protruding rim portion on the lower surface of the shoe sole is provided against horizontal loads applied to the engagement member during use of the shoe sole.

For example, if we consider a baseball player who is accustomed to wearing shoes that have a three-cleat assembly on the heel portion of the sole and a three-cleat assembly on the front side of the sole, as a modification of the engaging member, The engagement member can be constructed by preparing an elongated mounting board that protrudes on both sides, providing polygonal protrusions at both ends, and making the spacing between the protrusions correspond to the spacing between the shoe soles.
Thereby, the polygonal protrusion of the elongated mounting board can fit into two adjacent recesses of the shoe sole, and one engaging member protruding on the opposite side of these polygonal protrusions can fit into the two recesses. This means that three assemblies are formed together with the other pair of engaging members.

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to use a baseball shoe that has a ground engaging member different from, for example, a cleat of a baseball shoe that has a generally symmetrical shape in the axial direction. To this end, a substrate is provided which has a central opening and has a shape that fits into the recess of the sole, and an engaging member using a threaded pin is arranged on this substrate, and the above-mentioned screw insert of the shoe sole is connected to the threaded insert of the shoe sole through the opening. Fix the engaging member with a threaded pin. This allows the cleat-shaped engagement member and the riveted engagement member to be mounted on the same shoe sole.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, the baseball shoe has an upper and a sole 1 as known in the art. For example, the sole 1, which is molded from a plastic material, has a total of eight engaging members 2 in the form of removable cleats on the underside of the sole. This engaging member is made of, for example, hard polyurethane plastic and has a mounting board 3 that is hexagonal in shape when viewed from the top.

In FIG. 3, the end of the cleat portion 4 projects from the substrate 3 at approximately right angles thereto. The transition portion 5 connecting the substrate 3 and the cleat portion 4 has a rounded, partially oval shape. Arranged within the transition part 5 and parallel to the cleat part 4 is an aperture 6 for receiving a fixing screw 7 which engages a threaded insert 8 in the molded part of the sole 1.

In FIG. 2, as described above, each mounting board of the engaging member 2 has a hexagonal shape when viewed from the top. Thereby, the engaging member 2 fits into the recess 10 provided on the lower surface of the sole 1. The recess 10 has a polygonal shape corresponding to the shape of the substrate 3 of the engagement member 2, and also corresponds to the size of the substrate 3. The polygonal shape of the recess 10 and the mounting substrate 3 thus allows the engagement member 2 to be oriented in a number of different directions, depending on the player's particular preferences and requirements. Therefore, the mounting board 3
and the hexagonal shape of the recess 10 allows the engagement member to occupy six positions in the rotational direction.

The recessed portion 10 is formed by a pressing portion (indentation) provided on the lower surface of the sole 1. however,
Alternatively, the recess 10 is partially within the body of the sole 1 and partially protrudes from the underside of the sole 1 and is integral with the rim or end 11 (third
It is preferable that the configuration is as shown in FIG. In other words, the sole 1 has a protruding part with a polygonal recess on the inside, said recess being configured to extend partially into the body of the sole. The thickness of the mounting board 3 of each of the engaging members 2 is such that when the engaging member 2 is fitted to the shoe sole 1, the board 3
As is clear from the figure, it is designed to protrude beyond the lower end of the rim portion 11 in order to prevent wear and damage to the rim portion 11.

In FIG. 2, the shoe sole mentioned above is
It has eight cleats or studs in two groups, four at the front of the sole and four at the rear. However, if a baseball player prefers the conventional arrangement of three engaging members in each of the two portions of the sole, this can be resolved by using an elongated mounting base projecting on each side of the engaging members. Polygonal protrusions are provided at both ends of the mounting board at intervals corresponding to the intervals between adjacent recesses in the sole. This protrusion is arranged on a surface opposite to the surface on which the engaging member is arranged with respect to the substrate. Therefore, the engagement member will be located approximately midway between the two polygonal protrusions. For example, if a player
When you want to attach one engagement member 2 in place of the two engagement members at the rearmost position (on the heel side) in the figure, connect the two polygonal protrusions provided on the elongated mounting board to the two engagement members on the shoe sole 1. It is sufficient to simply attach it to the rearmost recess 10, so that the engagement member 2 is positioned at least approximately in the center of the two rearmost recesses 10, and the other two at the heel of the sole. Together with the engagement member, it will form a triangular assembly of the heel.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the baseball shoes, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the baseball shoes shown in FIG. 1 with the engaging member attached, and FIG.
3A and 3B each show a cross-sectional view of a cleat-shaped engagement member fitted into a predetermined portion of the sole. 1... Sew's sole, 2... Engagement member, 3...
...Mounting board, 4... Cleat portion, 5... Transition portion, 6... Opening hole, 7... Screw, 8... Insert, 10... Recessed portion, 11... Rim (end).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Sports shoes having a sole and a cleat-shaped engagement member fixed to the sole by a mounting board, wherein the mounting board of each of the engagement members has a polygonal outer shape. Sports shoes, wherein the engaging member is removably fitted into a recessed portion of the sole having a shape complementary to the outer shape of the substrate. 2. Sports shoes according to claim 1, wherein each of said engaging members is constructed from a hard plastic material. 3. An upper part, a sole, a plurality of recesses having a polygonal outer shape and provided on the lower surface of the sole, and a plurality of ground engaging members that fit into the recesses and have a shape and size complementary to the recesses. Sports shoes to prepare for. 4. Sports shoes according to claim 3, wherein each of the recesses has a hexagonal shape, and each of the engaging members has a member serving as a hexagonal mounting board. 5. Sports shoes according to claim 3, further comprising screws for fixing each engaging member to each recess. 6. The sports shoe according to claim 3, wherein each of the recesses has a small portion that protrudes from the lower surface of the shoe sole. 7. The mounting portion is a mounting board, the depth of the recess formed by the protrusion is smaller than the thickness of the mounting board that fits into the recess, and the mounting board is configured to protect the protrusion. 7. Sports shoes according to claim 6, which protrude from the portion. 8. The ground engaging member has an elongated mounting board protruding to both sides thereof, and polygonal projections are arranged at first and second ends of the board, and the distance between the two projections is equal to the distance between the two projections of the shoe sole. 4. Sports shoes according to claim 3, wherein the distance between the adjacent recesses corresponds to the distance between the adjacent recesses, so that the engaging member is located between two adjacent recesses. 9. In a sports shoe consisting of an upper part and a sole, the sole has a plurality of polygonal recesses on its lower surface, and is further provided with a mounting board having a shape corresponding to the shape of the polygonal recess of the shoe sole. Sports shoes comprising an engaging cleat that fits into the recess and has a ground engaging portion on the base plate.