Adhesive Footwear Cleats

Abstract

A cleat configured to adhere to a footwear outsole. The cleat contains a body formed from a flexible material with a hardness between 40 to 100 Shore A. The body consists of a base with a flat surface for receiving an adhesive and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base configured to engage an environmental surface to provide traction for the footwear. The protrusions have a thickness greater than the thickness of the base. The thickness of the base may be between 0.030 and 0.10 inches. The thickness of the protrusions may be between 0.050 and 0.15 inches.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleat for adhesion to a footwear outsole comprising:
 a body formed from a flexible material having a hardness between 40 and 100 Shore A, the body comprising a base having a flat surface for receiving an adhesive layer and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base configured to engage environmental surfaces; and,   an adhesive layer in communication with the flat surface of the body base;   wherein the adhesive layer is configured to adhere the body to a footwear outsole to provide traction generated by the plurality of protrusions to the footwear.   
     
     
         2 . The cleat of  claim 1 , where the protrusions of the body have a thickness greater than then thickness of the base of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The cleat of  claim 1 , wherein the base of the body has a thickness between 0.030 and 0.10 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The cleat of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions of the body have a thickness between 0.050 and 0.15 inches.