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US 10,881,166 B2Granted
Sole member for an article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPerry W. Auger, Andrew Caine, Sergio Cavaliere
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Abstract
A sole member for an article of footwear includes a composite sole structure and a reinforcing member. The sole structure may comprise two layers of woven composite material. The two layers have substantially similar woven patterns. The sole structure includes bulging portions with centrally recessed portions. The reinforcing member fits into channels associated with the bulging portions.
Claims18
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a first plate including a first raised portion extending from a first surface of the first plate in a first direction configured to extend away from a ground-contacting surface of the article of footwear and a second raised portion extending from the first surface in the first direction, the second raised portion being spaced apart from the first raised portion along a longitudinal axis of the sole structure and including a different shape than the first raised portion;
- wherein the first raised portion is disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure and is configured to receive a forefoot of a user, and the second raised portion is disposed in a heel region of the sole structure and is configured to receive a heel of the user;
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- the sole structure further comprising (i) a first bulging portion including a first peripheral portion and the first raised portion bounded by the first peripheral portion and (ii) a second bulging portion including a second peripheral portion and the second raised portion bounded by the second peripheral portion.
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A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a first plate including a first raised portion extending from a first surface of the first plate in a first direction configured to extend away from a ground-contacting surface of the article of footwear and a second raised portion extending from the first surface in the first direction, the second raised portion being spaced apart from the first raised portion along a longitudinal axis of the sole structure and including a different size than the first raised portion;
- wherein the first raised portion is disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure and is configured to receive a forefoot of a user, and the second raised portion is disposed in a heel region of the sole structure and is configured to receive a heel of the user;
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- the sole structure further comprising (i) a first bulging portion including a first peripheral portion and the first raised portion bounded by the first peripheral portion and (ii) a second bulging portion including a second peripheral portion and the second raised portion bounded by the second peripheral portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.