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US 10,945,488 B2Granted
Article of footwear with extruded components
AssigneeReebok International Ltd.
InventorsPaul Davis, Mike Andrews, Dustin Simone
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Abstract
Portions of an article of footwear are formed from an extruded member. A sole or portion of a sole can be formed from one or more extruded members. The extruded member can be a single, continuous piece of solid material. A sole for an article of footwear can be fashioned from an extruded member formed in a controlled geometric pattern. The sole can include one or more layers.
Claims36
A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
- one or more solid, non-hollow extruded members formed in a controlled geometric pattern having a plurality of layers, each layer having a thickness of a single solid, non-hollow extruded member;
- wherein the one solid, non-hollow extruded member forms the plurality of layers.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole attached to the upper, the sole comprising:
- a first layer comprising a single, continuous piece of extruded material having a first pattern, the first pattern comprising:
- a first loop having a first end disposed at a medial side of the sole,
- a first elongate portion extending from the first end across an entire width of the sole, and
- a second loop at an opposite end of the elongate portion, the second loop having a second end disposed at a lateral side of the sole;
- and
- a second layer comprising a single, continuous piece of extruded material having the first pattern, wherein the second layer is disposed vertically below the first layer and directly contacting the first layer from the medial side to the lateral side of the sole, wherein a third loop is disposed vertically below and directly contacting the first loop and a fourth loop is disposed vertically below and directly contacting the second loop, and
- wherein the second layer is configured to directly contact the ground.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- an outsole attached to the upper, the outsole comprising:
- an extruded member forming a first layer disposed in a pattern, the first layer having a thickness of the extruded member, and
- a second layer disposed directly on and vertically below the first layer in the pattern of the first layer, the second layer having a thickness of the extruded member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.