Appeal No. 1999-2103
Application No. 08/734,205
18. A removable athletic shoe cleat comprising:
a disk-like flange, having an upper surface, for
placement underneath and in contact with the sole of
an athletic shoe, and having an opposing bottom
surface;
a plurality of ridges, each of said ridges being
elongated and having a substantially triangular
cross-sectional shape, and being integrally formed
with and extending down from the bottom surface, for
supplying traction against the ground; and
an attachment means, extending from the upper
surface, for removably attaching the cleat to the
athletic shoe, whereby the cleat provides traction
but does not damage the surface being walked upon.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Zaleski et al. (Zaleski) 2,491,596 Dec. 20,
1949
Lorme 62336 Nov. 11, 19121
(Swiss patent document)
Studer 77922 Jun. 1, 19182
(Swiss patent document)
Castioni 467815 Dec. 22, 19513
(Italian patent document)
Baylo 342232 Nov. 23, 1989
(European patent application)
The following rejections are before us for review.
An English language translation of this reference, prepared by the1
Patent and Trademark Office, is appended hereto.
An English language translation of this reference, prepared by the2
Patent and Trademark Office, is appended hereto.
We derive our understanding of this reference from the translation3
submitted by appellants with the appeal brief (Paper No. 17).
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