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US 11,766,092 B2Granted
Sole structure for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGabriel T. Maselino, George A. Xanthos
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis including a footbed having an interior surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the interior surface defining one or more sockets. The sole structure also includes one or more haptic elements each having a bottom surface received within a respective one of the one or more sockets and a top surface protruding from the interior surface of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the footbed.
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A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a chassis including a footbed, the chassis having an interior surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the interior surface defining one or more sockets, the footbed including a recess and one or more reliefs extending into the outer surface of the chassis and partially through the chassis;
- one or more asymmetrical haptic elements each having a bottom surface received within a respective one of the one or more sockets and a top surface protruding from the interior surface of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the footbed;
- a pad disposed within the recess of the footbed, the pad having a different hardness than the footbed;
- and
- an outsole attached to the footbed including one or more protuberances received by the one or more reliefs,
- wherein the outsole includes one or more depressions on an exterior surface of a ground-engaging element defined by the outsole, the one or more depressions being defined by the one or more protuberances to surround the one or more haptic elements.
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A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a central axis extending from an anterior end of the article of footwear to a posterior end of the article of footwear;
- a chassis including a footbed having a first hardness and a plurality of sockets formed at least partially through the footbed, the footbed including one or more reliefs extending into an outer surface of the chassis and partially through the chassis, wherein the plurality of sockets are aligned along a metatarsophalangeal axis, the metatarsophalangeal axis extending from a medial side of the article of footwear to a lateral side of the article of footwear and intersecting the central axis in a forefoot region of the article of footwear;
- a first asymmetrical haptic element received within a first socket of the plurality of sockets and having a top surface protruding from the footbed of the chassis and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the first asymmetrical haptic element having an anterior edge and a posterior edge, the bottom surface extending through a corresponding asymmetrical opening disposed in the first socket and partially extending into a portion of the one or more reliefs;
- a second asymmetrical haptic element received within a second socket of the plurality of sockets and having a top surface protruding from the footbed of the chassis and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the second asymmetrical haptic element having an anterior edge and a posterior edge, the bottom surface extending through a corresponding asymmetrical opening disposed in the second socket and partially extending into a portion of the one or more reliefs,
- wherein the anterior edge of the first asymmetrical is disposed nearer the anterior end of the article of footwear than the anterior edge of the second asymmetrical haptic element, and
- wherein the posterior edge of the first asymmetrical is disposed nearer the posterior end of the article of footwear than the posterior edge of the second asymmetrical haptic element;
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- an outsole attached to the footbed, the outsole including one or more apertures,
- wherein the one more apertures are aligned with each of the corresponding asymmetrical openings,
- wherein the first haptic element and the second haptic element are exposed and protrude through the corresponding asymmetrical openings, and
- wherein each of the first haptic element and the second haptic element are exposed to and spaced apart from a ground surface through a respective one of the one or more apertures.
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A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a chassis including:
- a footbed that defines an outer surface of the chassis, the outer surface configured to face a ground surface;
- one or more reliefs partially extending through a thickness of the chassis from the outer surface;
- a peripheral wall that cooperates with the footbed to define an interior surface of the chassis, the interior surface formed on an opposite side from the outer surface;
- one or more sockets partially extending through the thickness of the chassis from the interior surface and respectively intersecting with the one or more reliefs, the one or more sockets disposed within a ball region of the article of footwear and a heel region of the article of footwear;
- one or more asymmetrical haptic elements each received within a respective one of the sockets and having a first surface protruding from the footbed of the chassis into an interior void of the article of footwear, the one or more sockets having a rounded polycentric cross-sectional shape having more than one axis of symmetry,
- wherein a peripheral edge of the first surface rests flush with the footbed to form a continuous surface along the footbed;
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- an outsole attached to the footbed including one or more protuberances received by the one or more reliefs of the chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.