US 11,684,117 B2 · Sole structure for article of footwear

Abstract

A sole structure includes a heel region, a forefoot region, and a midfoot region disposed between the heel and forefoot regions. The sole structure also includes a first fluid-filled segment disposed within the forefoot region and includes a first portion extending continuously from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a second fluid-filled segment disposed between the heel region and the first fluid-filled segment and includes a first portion extending continuously between the medial side and the lateral side. The sole structure also includes a third fluid-filled segment disposed between the first fluid-filled segment and the second fluid-filled segment and includes a first portion extending along one of the medial side and the lateral side and a second portion extending from the first portion toward the other one of the medial side and the lateral side.

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Dependent claims

A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:

a first fluid-filled segment including:
a first portion that extends in a first direction from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure;
a second portion that extends from the first portion of the first fluid-filled segment at an oblique angle relative to the first direction away from the lateral side and in a second direction toward a heel region of the sole structure;
and
a third portion that extends from the first portion at an opposite end of the first portion than the second portion at an oblique angle relative to the first direction and in a third direction toward the heel region of the sole structure, the second direction being convergent with the third direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sole structure for article of footwear

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