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US 12,358,251 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing a component of an outsole for use in an article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsCaleb W. Dyer, Jay Constantinou, Jeremy D. Walker, Zachary C. Wright
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Abstract
An outsole component for use in an article of footwear is manufactured using a molding process that incorporates a second polymeric material with a film component including a first layer formed of a polymeric hydrogel material. The first layer forms the external or ground-facing layer of the outsole. Methods of manufacturing the outsole component, as well as articles of footwear including outsole component and methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear are also described.
Claims19
An outsole component for an article of footwear, the outsole component comprising:
- a ground-contacting surface;
- at least one flat film component having a consistent thickness, the at least one flat film component having a first surface, a second surface opposed to the first surface, and an external perimeter, the at least one flat film component compositionally comprising a polymeric hydrogel material, the polymeric hydrogel material defining at least a portion of the first surface of the at least one flat film component and at least a portion of the ground-contacting surface of the outsole component;
- a second polymeric material operably connected to the second surface of the at least one flat film component and to the entire external perimeter of each of the one or more flat film components;
- and
- one or more traction elements;
- wherein the at least one flat film component fits between or around the one or more traction elements.
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