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US 11,627,780 B2Granted
Sole structure for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorKyle Strek
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Abstract
An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper having a bottom surface and a first plate attached to the bottom surface of the upper in a forefoot region. The first plate includes a lateral peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a first outward-most portion of the upper on a lateral side and a medial peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a second outward-most portion of the upper on a medial side, the medial peripheral cleat being disposed closer to an anterior end of the first plate than the lateral peripheral cleat.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
- a first plate attached to the bottom surface of the upper in a forefoot region and including a lateral peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a first outward-most portion of the upper on a lateral side and a medial peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a second outward-most portion of the upper on a medial side, the medial peripheral cleat being disposed closer to an anterior end of the first plate than the lateral peripheral cleat, each of the peripheral cleats including a stud, including an inner surface, having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and a first blade, having an inner surface, extending along a first longitudinal direction from a first end attached to an anterior end of the stud toward a terminal end disposed between the stud and the anterior end, and a second blade, having an inner surface, extending along a second longitudinal direction from a first end attached to a posterior end of the stud toward a terminal end disposed between the stud and the posterior end, wherein outer surfaces of the stud, the first blade, and the second blade form a substantially continuous outer surface of the plate, and wherein an intersection between the inner surface of the stud and the inner surface of the first blade has a first radius of curvature, and an intersection between the inner surface of the stud and the inner surface of the second blade has a second radius of curvature different from the first radius of curvature;
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- a first serrated region disposed between the lateral peripheral cleat and the medial peripheral cleat and including a plurality of elongate first ribs extending from a bottom surface of the first plate, wherein each of the first ribs includes a central portion, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a height of each of the first ribs tapering from a tallest height at the central portion to shorter heights at the first end and at the second end.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
- a first plate attached to the bottom surface of the upper in a forefoot region and including a first peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a peripheral side surface of the first plate on a lateral side and a second peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a peripheral side surface on a medial side, each of the first peripheral cleat and the second peripheral cleat (i) including a central stud having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and at least one blade having a first end attached to an anterior end of the stud and a terminal end disposed between the central stud and a terminal end of the article of footwear, wherein the at least one blade has a height that tapers downward from the first end to the terminal end, the at least one blade extending in a longitudinal direction along the peripheral side surface of the first plate and (ii) being offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the first plate;
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- a first serrated region disposed between the first peripheral cleat and the second peripheral cleat and including a plurality of elongate first ribs extending from a bottom surface of the first plate, wherein each of the first ribs includes a central portion, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a height of each of the first ribs tapering from a tallest height at the central portion to shorter heights at the first end and at the second end.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having a bottom surface;
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- a first plate, including a first surface and a second surface, attached to the bottom surface of the upper by the first surface in a forefoot region and including a lateral peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a first outward-most portion of the upper on a lateral side and a medial peripheral cleat disposed adjacent to a second outward-most portion of the upper on a medial side, the medial peripheral cleat being disposed closer to an anterior end of the first plate than the lateral peripheral cleat, each of the peripheral cleats including:
- a first serrated region disposed between the first peripheral cleat and the second peripheral cleat and including a plurality of elongate first ribs extending from a bottom surface of the first plate, wherein each of the first ribs includes a central portion, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a height of each of the first ribs tapering from a tallest height at the central portion to shorter heights at the first end and at the second end;
- a stud, the stud including a first end attached to the second surface of the first plate and including a second end disposed apart from the first end and facing away from the bottom surface, forming a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the article of footwear, wherein a width of the stud tapers from a largest width at the first end to a smallest width at the second end;
- a first blade extending along a first longitudinal direction from an anterior end of the stud;
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- a second blade extending along a second longitudinal direction from a posterior end of the stud,
- wherein each of the stud, the first blade, and the second blade includes an outer surface forming a continuous convex surface, and wherein a first gap is disposed between the first blade and the outer peripheral surface, and a second gap is disposed between the second blade and the outer peripheral surface.
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