Article of footwear with support assembly having primary and secondary members
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Barnes, Margarita Cortez, Zachary Elder, Fred Fagergren, Lee Peyton
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole, and a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole. The support assembly includes a plurality of primary support members having a substantially Z-shaped cross-section extending transversely across the support assembly. The support assembly may include a plurality of secondary support members having an inverted V-shaped cross-section, extending longitudinally along the support assembly, and intersecting with the primary support members. An outsole is positioned beneath the support assembly.
Claims19
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- a support assembly positioned beneath part of the midsole and comprising:
- a plurality of primary support members extending transversely and continuously across the support assembly, at least one primary support member of the plurality of primary support members having one of a substantially Z-shaped cross-section and a substantially S-shaped cross-section;
- a plurality of secondary support members having an inverted V-shaped cross-section extending longitudinally and continuously along the support assembly, and intersecting with the plurality of primary support members;
- and
- an outsole positioned beneath the support assembly.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- and
- a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole and comprising:
- a first primary support member extending transversely and continuously across the support assembly, the first primary support member having one of a substantially Z-shaped cross-section and a substantially S-shaped cross-section,
- a second primary support member extending transversely and continuously across the support assembly, the second primary support member having one of a substantially Z-shaped cross-section and a substantially S-shaped cross-section and spaced forward from the first primary support member,
- a first secondary support member having an inverted V-shaped cross-section extending longitudinally and continuously along the support assembly, wherein the first secondary support member intersects each of the first primary support member and the second primary support member, and
- a second secondary support member having an inverted V-shaped cross-section extending longitudinally and continuously along the support assembly and spaced from the first secondary support member, wherein the second secondary support member intersects each of the first primary support member and the second primary support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.