Safety stud

Claim 1

A cleat for use in sports shoes comprising: a tapped bore substantially normal to said sole; a plurality of cleats that are operatively associated with said plugs, each cleat including; an external threaded boss means that extends upward from said cleat and is designed to engage said tapped bore; a rigid tapered spike means that extends from said cleat in a direction opposite said boss means, with a horizontal end portion; a domed body means of resilient material, but collapses when the individual walks on a soft surface, with a central hole through which the end of the spike protrudes; a rigid flange means of substantially greater transverse cross section than that of the plug that has a central opening that fits on said boss holding the domed body in place; a ring means encircling said flange and domed body trapping the bottom portion of the domed body against the flange means and holding the flange means in place against the domed body and an inward bent lip on top of the ring; and, a disc means, with a central hole for accomodation of the threaded boss means said disc means is forceably fit into the bottom of the ring means placing the ring in tention, holding the ring, rigid flange, domed body and sports stud in permanent combination.