Appeal No. 1998-0210
Application No. 08/149,193
By “ribs” we mean more than one vertical
ridges in the bottom surface of flange 12.
The ridges have a crest that is at least
one line . . . .
We turn now to the Jordan, Jr. reference, a prior art
patent specifically referred to by appellants on page 1 of
their specification.
Jordan, Jr. discloses a track shoe cleat (Figs. 3 and 4)
for use on composition tracks or other modern surfaces formed
of natural or synthetic materials such as synthetic turf
(column 1, lines 44 through 47 and column 2, lines 1 through
4). The cleat is characterized by a circular disc 16 having a
plurality of bristles 18 extending down from the bottom
surface thereof. The bristles are of tough plastic, for
example, nylon or polycarbonate varieties (column 2, lines 29
through 31). As explained by the patentee (column 2, lines 51
through 53), “the bristle spikes are most effective when they
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