Article of Footwear with Athletic Cleats

Abstract

An article of footwear includes at least one first cleat mounted on one side of the article of footwear and at least one second cleat mounted on an opposite side of the article of footwear. The at least one first cleat includes a first plurality of legs arranged in a first leg configuration wherein at least one first leg extends away from a longitudinal centerline of the article of footwear and at least one second leg extends toward the longitudinal centerline of the article of footwear. The at least one first leg has a first hardness and the at least one second leg has a second hardness, the second hardness different than the first hardness. The at least one second cleat is mounted on an opposite side of the article of footwear. The at least one second cleat includes a second plurality of legs arranged in a second leg configuration that is different than the first leg configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of footwear defining a longitudinal centerline, the article of footwear comprising:
 an upper;   a sole connected to the upper, the sole including a plurality of cleat mounts;   a plurality of first cleats including a first plurality of first cleats releasably connected to the cleat mounts on a first side of the longitudinal centerline and a second plurality of first cleats releasably connected to cleat mounts on a second side of longitudinal centerline, each of the first cleats including:
 a mount coupling releasably engaging one of the plurality of cleat mounts, 
 a hub connected to the mount coupling, and 
 a plurality of legs connected to the hub, the plurality of legs including one or more static legs comprised of a first material on a first side of the hub and one or more dynamic legs comprised of a second material on a second side of the hub, the one or more static legs having a first hardness and the one or more dynamic legs having a second hardness; and 
   a first plurality of second cleats releasably connected to the cleat mounts on the first side of the longitudinal centerline, and a second plurality of second cleats releasably connected to cleat mounts on the second side of the longitudinal centerline, each of the second cleats comprising legs having a common hardness.   
     
     
         2 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the first material surrounds a perimeter rim of the mount coupling on each of the first cleats and the second material covers a central portion of the mount coupling on each of the plurality of first cleats. 
     
     
         3 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the first plurality of first cleats is releasably connected to the cleat mounts on a lateral side of the longitudinal centerline and a second plurality of first cleats releasably connected to cleat mounts on a medial side of longitudinal centerline. 
     
     
         4 . The article of footwear of  claim 3  wherein the first plurality of first cleats is releasably connected to the cleat mounts in a forefoot region of the article of footwear and the second plurality of first cleats is releasably connected to the cleat mounts in a heel region of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         5 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein the first hardness is greater than the second hardness. 
     
     
         6 . The article of footwear of  claim 5  wherein the first hardness is between 60 D and 80 D shore durometer and the second hardness is between 80 A and 100 A shore durometer. 
     
     
         7 . The article of footwear of  claim 1  wherein each static leg includes a first leg end defining a first edge, wherein each dynamic leg includes a second leg end defining a second edge, wherein the first edge is significantly longer than the second edge. 
     
     
         8 . An article of footwear comprising:
 at least one first cleat mounted on one side of the article of footwear, the at least one first cleat including a first plurality of legs arranged in a first leg configuration wherein:
 at least one first leg extends away from a longitudinal centerline of the article of footwear, the at least one first leg having a first hardness; and 
 at least one second leg extends toward the longitudinal centerline of the article of footwear, the at least one second leg having a second hardness, the second hardness different than the first hardness; and 
   at least one second cleat mounted on an opposite side of the article of footwear, the at least one second cleat including a second plurality of legs arranged in a second leg configuration that is different than the first leg configuration.   
     
     
         9 . The article of footwear of  claim 8 , wherein all the legs of the at least one second cleat have a same hardness that is less than the first hardness. 
     
     
         10 . The article of footwear of  claim 8  wherein the one side is a lateral side of the article of footwear and the opposite side is a medial side of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         11 . The article of footwear of  claim 8  wherein the at least one first leg is at least one lateral leg and the at least one second leg is at least one medial leg. 
     
     
         12 . The article of footwear of  claim 11  wherein the at least one lateral leg includes a lateral leg end defining a first edge, wherein the at least one medial leg includes a medial leg end defining a second edge, and wherein the first edge is significantly longer than the second edge. 
     
     
         13 . The article of footwear of  claim 8  further comprising at least one third cleat including the first plurality of legs arranged in the first leg configuration on the opposite side of the article of footwear, and at least one fourth cleat including the second plurality of legs arranged in the second leg configuration on the one side of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         14 . The article of footwear of  claim 13  wherein the one side is a lateral side of the article of footwear and the opposite side is a medial side of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         15 . The article of footwear of  claim 14  wherein the at least one first cleat and the at least one second cleat is positioned on a forefoot portion of the article of footwear, and the at least one third cleat and the at least one fourth cleat is positioned on a heel portion of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         16 . The article of footwear of  claim 8  wherein the first hardness is greater than the second hardness. 
     
     
         17 . An article of footwear comprising:
 a first plurality of first cleats mounted on one side of the article of footwear in a forefoot portion of the article of footwear, each of the first cleats including at least one lateral leg and at least one medial leg arranged in a first configuration, the at least one lateral leg having a first hardness and the at least one medial leg having a second hardness, the first hardness different than the second hardness; and   a first plurality of second cleats mounted on an opposite side of the article of footwear in the forefoot portion of the article of footwear, each of the second cleats including at least one lateral leg and at least one medial leg arranged in a second configuration, wherein the second configuration is different than the first configuration;   a second plurality of the first cleats mounted along the opposite side of the article of footwear in a heel portion of the article of footwear; and   a second plurality of the second cleats mounted along the one side of the heel portion of the article of footwear.   
     
     
         18 . The article of footwear of  claim 17  wherein the first hardness is greater than the second hardness. 
     
     
         19 . The article of footwear of  claim 17  wherein the one side is a lateral side of the article of footwear and the opposite side is a medial side of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         20 . The article of footwear of  claim 17  wherein the at least one lateral leg and at least one medial leg of the second cleats have a same hardness.