Composite plate for an article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAaron Bartel, Sam Lacey, Christian Alexander Steinbeck
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Abstract
A stitched article includes a substrate and a first strand portion formed from a bundle of fibers. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first strand portion is attached to the substrate in the first region and in the second region via a series of stitches formed with a thread and forms a first layer on the substrate. The article has a first concentration of the stitches in the first region along a first length of the strand portion and a second concentration of the stitches different than the first concentration in the second region along a second length of the first strand portion.
Claims18
A plate for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a stitched article including:
- a substrate;
- and
- a first strand portion formed from a first bundle of fibers, the first bundle of fibers (i) being attached to the substrate, (ii) forming a first layer on the substrate, and (iii) including a plurality of segments each including a first substantially straight portion, a second substantially straight portion, and an arcuate portion disposed between and joining the first substantially straight portion and the second substantially straight portion, the arcuate portion of adjacent segments are aligned with one another across a width of the substrate from a medial side of the substrate to a lateral side of the substrate;
- and
- a resin composition consolidating fibers of the first strand portion.
A plate for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a stitched article including:
- a substrate;
- and
- a first strand portion formed from a first bundle of fibers, the first bundle of fibers (i) being attached to the substrate, (ii) forming a first layer on the substrate, and (iii) including a plurality of segments with each segment including an arcuate portion defining a concave edge and a convex edge disposed on an opposite side of each segment of the plurality of segments than the concave edge, the arcuate portions of adjacent segments being aligned along an axis extending between a medial side of the substrate and a lateral side of the substrate, the plurality of segments being connected together with looped portions in a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the plate;
- and
- a resin composition consolidating fibers of the first strand portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.