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US 11,896,081 B2Granted
Article with sole structure having multiple components
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsEric P. Avar, Nadia M. Panian, Jeffrey C. Spanks
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Abstract
An article of footwear has a sole structure with multiple components. The sole structure includes a midsole member, an outsole member and an exterior support member. The midsole member and the outsole member have corresponding grooves. The exterior support member provides reinforcement for the midsole member. The outsole member includes a plurality of bristle members.
Claims18
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further including a midsole member and an outsole member, with an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member, the exterior support member including a raised sidewall portion that extends around an outer perimeter portion of the midsole member;
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- the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member disposed only on a lateral side of a forefoot portion of the raised sidewall portion of the exterior support member, wherein the reinforcing member is substantially stiffer than the exterior support member.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further comprising a midsole member and an outsole member, with an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member;
- the exterior support member including a raised sidewall portion that extends around an outer perimeter portion of the midsole member;
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- the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member disposed only on a lateral side of a forefoot portion of the raised sidewall portion of the exterior support member, wherein the reinforcing member is substantially stiffer than the exterior support member.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further comprising a midsole member and an outsole member, with an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member, the exterior support member including a raised sidewall portion that extends around an outer perimeter portion of the midsole member, wherein the outsole member has an outsole surface comprising an inner outsole surface and an outer outsole surface, the outer outsole surface being disposed further from an interior cavity of the upper than the inner outsole surface;
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- a plurality of bristle members disposed on the outer outsole surface of the outsole member, and the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member disposed only on a lateral side of a forefoot portion of the raised sidewall portion of the exterior support member, wherein the reinforcing member is substantially stiffer than the exterior support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.