Outsole plate
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAaron Bartel, Sam Lacey, Adam Thuss
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article includes a first layer including a first bundle of fibers affixed to a first substrate, a second layer including a second bundle of fibers affixed to a second substrate, a traction element having a first portion disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a second portion extending from one of the first layer and the second layer. The sole structure further includes a resin that consolidates the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers, and secures the traction element between the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a first layer including a first bundle of fibers;
- a second layer including a second bundle of fibers;
- a traction element having a first portion disposed between the first layer and the second layer and a second portion extending from one of the first layer and the second layer;
- and
- a resin that consolidates the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers.
A method of forming a sole structure for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- forming a first component including a first bundle of fibers;
- forming a second component including a second bundle of fibers;
- positioning a first portion of a traction element between the first component and the second component;
- extending a second portion of the traction element from one of the first component and the second component;
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- consolidating the first bundle of fibers and the second bundle of fibers with a resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.