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US 11,633,007 B2Granted
Sole including a support member
AssigneeDeckers Outdoor Corporation
InventorsJean-Luc Diard, Stephen Liu, Stephen Kass, Vincent Bouillard, Christophe Aubonnet
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Abstract
An article of footwear is provided and includes an upper and a sole attached to the upper, where the sole has a medial side and a lateral side, and a through-hole extending between the medial side and the lateral side. A support member is positioned in the through-hole of the sole, where the support member includes an upper support and a lower support and where the upper support is spaced from the lower support.
Claims17
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole attached to said upper, said sole having a medial side and a lateral side, and a through-hole extending between said medial side and said lateral side;
- and
- a support member in said through-hole of said sole, said support member including a first member and a second member, said first member and said second member being separate from each other and each having an upper end and a lower end that are spaced from each other, wherein said upper ends of said first member and said second member at least partially overlap each other, and wherein said lower ends of said first member and said second member at least partially overlap each other.
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A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:
- a midsole having a medial side and a lateral side, and a first through-hole and a second through-hole, each extending between said medial side and said lateral side;
- and
- a first support member in said first through-hole and a second support member in said second through-hole, said first and second support members are separate from each other and each including a first member and a second member, wherein said first member and said second member each having an upper end and a lower end that are spaced from each other, wherein said upper ends of said first member and said second member at least partially overlap each other, and wherein said lower ends of said first member and said second member at least partially overlap each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.