Shoe spike

Abstract

A shoe spike includes: a cleat including a cleat body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the body having a body center axis and defining a cleat hole along the center axis through the body; and a hub connected to the cleat and having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the body, the hub including an insertion post positioned in the cleat hole, the insertion post having a bottom surface defining a tool pocket, the center axis of the hub extending through the tool pocket.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe spike comprising:
 a cleat including a cleat body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the body having a body center axis and defining a cleat hole along the center axis through the body; and   a hub connected to the cleat and having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the body, the hub including an insertion post positioned in the cleat hole, the insertion post having a bottom surface defining a tool pocket, the center axis of the hub extending through the tool pocket.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first foot having a first foot length, the first foot deflectably secured to the cleat body; and   a second foot having a second foot length, the second foot deflectably secured to the cleat body, wherein the first foot length is greater than the second foot length.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe spike of  claim 2 , wherein the first foot and the second foot extend radially outwards and axially downwards from the cleat body. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , wherein the cleat body defines a recess having a recess bottom surface and a recess side surface. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe spike of  claim 4 , wherein the cleat hole is defined through a thickness of the cleat body from the bottom surface of the cleat body to the recess bottom surface along the center axis of the cleat body. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe spike of  claim 4 , wherein the hub further comprises a hub body connected to the insertion post, the hub body having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface of the hub body abuts the recess bottom surface. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , wherein the hub includes a hub body connected to the insertion post and a connector post connected to the hub body, wherein the tool pocket is defined at least partially through the insertion post, the hub body, and the connector post. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , wherein the tool pocket defines a tool pocket profile. 
     
     
         9 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the insertion post is flush with the bottom surface of the cleat body, the bottom surface of the insertion portion and the bottom surface of the body forming a bottom surface of the shoe spike. 
     
     
         10 . The shoe spike of  claim 1 , wherein the hub comprises a first material and the cleat comprises a second material, wherein the second material is more resilient and flexible than the first material. 
     
     
         11 . A shoe for providing traction on a surface, the shoe comprising:
 a sole; and   a shoe spike secured to the sole, the a shoe spike including
 a cleat, the cleat including a cleat body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the cleat body having a body center axis and defining a cleat hole along the center axis through the cleat body, and 
 a hub connected to the cleat and having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the cleat body, the hub including an insertion post positioned in the cleat hole, the insertion post having a bottom surface defining a tool pocket, the center axis of the hub extending through the tool pocket. 
   
     
     
         12 . The shoe of  claim 11 , wherein the shoe spike is a first shoe spike, the shoe further comprising a plurality of shoe spikes including the first shoe spike, the plurality of shoe spikes secured at selected locations on the sole. 
     
     
         13 . The shoe of  claim 11 , further comprising a connector disposed within the sole, the connector defining a spike socket, wherein the hub includes a connector post disposed within the spike socket and threadably engaging the spike socket. 
     
     
         14 . The shoe of  claim 13 , wherein the connector includes locking teeth, wherein the hub includes locking posts releasably engaging the locking teeth. 
     
     
         15 . The shoe of  claim 11 , wherein a bottom surface of the shoe spike includes the bottom surface of the insertion post and the bottom surface of the cleat body. 
     
     
         16 . A method of using a shoe spike, the method comprising:
 inserting a tool bit into a tool pocket of the shoe spike, the shoe spike including:
 a cleat, the cleat including a cleat body having a top surface and a bottom surface, the cleat body having a body center axis and defining a cleat hole along the center axis through the cleat body, and 
 a hub connected to the cleat and having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the cleat body, the hub including an insertion post positioned in the cleat hole, the insertion post having a bottom surface defining a tool pocket, the center axis of the hub extending through the tool pocket; and 
   engaging the hub of the shoe spike with a sole of a shoe.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein engaging the hub of the shoe spike with the sole of the shoe includes engaging a connector post of the hub with a spike socket of a connector disposed in the sole of the shoe. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein at a maximum engagement of the connector post with the spike socket, locking posts of the hub engage locking teeth of the connector and lock the shoe spike with the shoe. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising rotating the tool bit, wherein rotating the tool bit rotates the shoe spike in a spike socket of a connector disposed in the sole of the shoe. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein rotating the shoe spike flexes locking posts of the hub radially outward.