Sole structure for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDevin Bailly, Paul Begyn, Clayton Chambers, Guercy Eugene, Dervin A. James, Jason R. Meeker, Benjamin J. Monfils, Kevin C. Sze
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear defines a footbed and includes a bladder extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a heel region of the sole structure and a chassis including a lower chassis having a first outsole segment attached to the bladder in the forefoot region and a lower cushioning element attached to the bladder in the heel region.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure defining a footbed and comprising:
- a bladder extending from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure along an entire length of the bladder from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a heel region of the sole structure;
- and a chassis including a lower chassis having (i) a first outsole segment directly attached to the bladder in the forefoot region and (ii) a lower cushioning element attached to the first outsole segment and attached to the bladder in the heel region.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure defining a footbed and comprising:
- a lower chassis having a first outsole segment defining a first portion of an upper chassis surface in a forefoot region of the sole structure and a lower cushioning element attached to the first outsole segment and defining a second portion of the upper chassis surface in at least one of a mid-foot region and a heel region of the sole structure;
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- a bladder supported on the upper chassis surface and directly attached to the first outsole segment in the forefoot region, the bladder extending from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure along an entire length of the bladder from a first end in the forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in the heel region of the sole structure.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure defining a footbed and comprising:
- a first outsole segment having a first side defining a first portion of an upper chassis surface in a forefoot region of the sole structure and a second side formed on an opposite side from the first side and defining a first portion of a ground-contacting surface of the sole structure;
- a lower cushioning element attached to the first outsole segment and having (i) a third side defining a second portion of the upper chassis surface in at least one of a mid-foot region and a heel region and (ii) a fourth side formed on an opposite side of the lower cushioning element from the third side;
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- a bladder supported on the upper chassis surface and directly attached to the first outsole segment in the forefoot region, the bladder extending from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure along an entire length of the bladder from a first end in the forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in one of the mid-foot region or the heel region of the sole structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.