Sole structure for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJonathan Kosenick
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear is provided. The sole structure includes a midsole, a cushion disposed in the midsole and including an inner portion, and an outsole including a first surface defining a ground-contacting surface and an upper surface disposed on an opposite side of the outsole than the ground-contacting surface and opposing the cushion, the outsole including a protrusion that extends in a direction away from the midsole to a greater extent than any other portion of the outsole and being aligned with the inner portion.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- an upper midsole portion including a first leg and a second leg;
- a lower midsole portion attached to the upper midsole portion and including a first leg and a second leg cooperating with the first leg and the second leg of the upper midsole portion to form (i) a first opening disposed between the respective first legs and a forefoot region of the sole structure and (ii) a second opening disposed between the respective first legs and the respective second legs and isolated from the first opening by the respective first legs, the first opening and the second opening each disposed at one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure;
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- a fluid-filled chamber disposed between the upper midsole portion and the lower midsole portion, the fluid-filled chamber being exposed at the one of the medial side of the sole structure and the lateral side of the sole structure by the first opening and the second opening.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- an upper midsole portion including a series of upper legs;
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- a lower midsole portion attached to the upper midsole portion and including a series of lower legs, a respective first leg of the series of upper legs being aligned and in contact with a respective first leg of the series of lower legs to form a first opening between the respective first legs and a forefoot region of the sole structure, and a respective second leg of the series of upper legs being aligned and in contact with a respective second leg of the series of lower legs to form a second opening between the respective first legs and the respective second legs, the first opening and the second opening disposed at one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.