Removable cleat for use with athletic shoes

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a removable cleat for use with athletic shoes, in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my design invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D389297
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 1, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 1998
Assignee: Diversified Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Marietta, GA)
Inventor: John M. Adam (Marietta, GA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Weingart
Attorney: Louis T. Isaf, Vaughan & Kerr Isaf
Application Number: 0/57,834
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2962; D2/946; D2/947; D2/948
International Classification: 0204;