Sole structure for article of footwear and article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Bowman, Lee Gibson, Joël Ryp Greenspan, Dylan Petrenka
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an outsole defining a ground-contacting surface, a midsole disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a plate attached to the midsole and defining a recess extending in a direction away from the outsole and toward the upper, the recess including a first retainer. The sole structure further includes a first cushion having a first portion received within the recess, the first portion engaging the first retainer to maintain a desired position of the first cushion relative to the plate.
Claims17
A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper, the sole structure comprising:
- an outsole defining a ground-contacting surface;
- a midsole disposed between the outsole and the upper and including a heel midsole portion and a separate forefoot midsole portion;
- a plate attached to the midsole and defining a recess extending continuously from a medial side edge of the sole structure to a lateral side edge of the sole structure in a direction away from the outsole and toward the upper, the recess including a first retainer, and
- a first cushion having a first portion received within the recess between the heel midsole portion and the forefoot midsole portion, the first portion engaging the first retainer to maintain a desired position of the first cushion relative to the plate.
A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper, the sole structure comprising:
- an outsole defining a ground-contacting surface;
- a midsole disposed between the outsole and the upper and including a heel midsole portion and a separate forefoot midsole portion;
- a plate attached to the midsole and including a main surface and a first surface offset from the main surface in a direction toward the upper to define a recess extending continuously from a medial side edge of the sole structure to a lateral side edge of the sole structure, the plate including a first retainer extending from the first surface of the plate in a direction toward the outsole;
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- a first cushion opposing the first surface of the plate between the heel midsole portion and the forefoot midsole portion and engaging the first retainer to maintain a desired position of the first cushion relative to the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.