Sole structure for an article of footwear with undulating sole plate
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsClayton Chambers, John Droege
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a sole plate including a midfoot region and at least one of a forefoot region and a heel region. The sole plate has an undulating profile at a transverse cross-section of the sole plate. The undulating profile includes multiple waves each having a crest and a trough. The sole plate has ridges corresponding with the crest and the trough of each wave and extending longitudinally throughout the midfoot region and the at least one of a forefoot region and a heel region.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprising:
- a sole plate including a midfoot region and at least one of a forefoot region and a heel region;
- wherein the sole plate has an undulating profile at a transverse cross-section of the sole plate, the undulating profile including multiple waves each having a crest and a trough, and the sole plate has ridges corresponding with the crest and the trough of each wave and extending longitudinally throughout the midfoot region and the at least one of a forefoot region and a heel region;
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- wherein the multiple waves vary in at least one of amplitude or depth.
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprising:
- a sole plate including a midfoot region and a forefoot region;
- a foam midsole;
- wherein the sole plate is embedded in the foam midsole;
- wherein the sole plate extends upward at a foremost extent of the sole plate such that the forefoot region is concave at a foot-facing surface of the sole plate;
- wherein the sole plate has an undulating profile at a transverse cross-section of the sole plate, the undulating profile including multiple waves each having a crest and a trough, and the sole plate has ridges corresponding with the crest and the trough of each wave and extending longitudinally throughout the midfoot region and the forefoot region;
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- wherein the multiple waves vary in at least one of amplitude or depth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.