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US 12,376,645 B2Granted
Outsoles having traction inserts
AssigneeLululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
InventorsGeorge Alan Robusti, Franklin Grant Kovach, Christopher Ka-Yin Lam, Mark Arthur Oleson, Heather Patricia Pieraldi
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include an outsole having an opening extending from a top face of the outsole to a ground-contacting face of the outsole, and a traction member disposed within the opening in the outsole. The traction member has a protruding portion and flange portion extending from an upper end of the protruding portion. The flange portion is secured to the top face of the outsole.
Claims21
An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole having a plurality of openings, wherein each of the openings extends from a top face of the outsole to a ground-contacting face of the outsole, wherein each of the openings comprises a respective recess in the top face of the outsole in communication with a respective hole in the ground-contacting face, the recess having a dimension larger than the hole;
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- a respective traction member disposed within each opening in the outsole, each traction member comprising a protruding portion and a flange portion extending from an upper end of the protruding portion and secured to a top face of the respective recess, wherein the flange is seated in the respective recess and a shape of the flange conforms to a shape of the respective recess, such that a top face of the flange is flush with the top face of the outsole.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole having a plurality of openings, wherein each of the openings extends from a top face of the outsole to a ground-contacting face of the outsole, and wherein each of the openings includes a respective recess in the top face of the outsole in communication with a respective hole in the ground-contacting face, wherein the recess has a planform different from the hole;
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- a respective traction member disposed within each opening in the outsole, each traction member comprising a protruding portion and a flange extending from an upper end of the protruding portion and secured to a top face of the respective recess, wherein the flange is seated in the respective recess and a shape of the flange conforms to a shape of the respective recess;
- wherein the outsole consists essentially of a translucent rubber, such that the flange is visible through the outsole.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole having a first opening and a second opening, wherein each of the openings extends from a top face of the outsole to a ground-contacting face of the outsole, and wherein each of the openings includes a respective recess in the top face of the outsole in communication with a respective hole in the ground-contacting face, wherein the recess has a planform different from the hole;
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- a respective traction member disposed within each opening in the outsole, each traction member comprising a protruding portion and a flange extending from an upper end of the protruding portion and secured to a top face of the respective recess, wherein the flange is seated in the respective recess and a shape of the flange conforms to a shape of the respective recess;
- wherein the first opening and the first respective traction member are disposed on a medial side of the article of footwear, and wherein the second opening and the second respective traction member are disposed on a lateral side of the article of footwear, and wherein the flange of each traction member follows an outer contour of the outsole such that the first and second flanges collectively form a horseshoe shape, and wherein the flange of each traction member extends beyond a respective protruding portion toward a toe end of the outsole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.