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US 12,727,640 B2Granted
Footwear including a sole with a bottom support member
AssigneeDeckers Outdoor Corporation
InventorsChristopher Hillyer, Jean-Luc Diard, Stephen Kass
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole including a midsole and an outsole attached to the midsole, and a support member positioned on a bottom surface of the midsole, where the support member has a curved surface that extends from a rear end to a front end of the support member.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole including a midsole attached to said upper and an outsole, said midsole having a front end and a rear end, wherein an outer surface of said midsole extends continuously outwardly from a top edge of said midsole to a bottom edge of said midsole along an entire perimeter of said midsole;
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- a support member positioned on a bottom surface of the midsole and on a top surface of said outsole, said support member extending from said rear end to said front end of said midsole, said support member having a bottom surface that is continuously curved from a rear end to a front end of said support member.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole including a midsole attached to said upper and an outsole, said midsole and said outsole each including a front end and a rear end, wherein an outer surface of said midsole extends outwardly from a top edge of said midsole to a bottom edge of said midsole along an entire perimeter of said midsole, wherein an entirety of said outer surface has a continuous curvature from said top edge to said bottom edge of said midsole;
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- a support plate positioned between the midsole and the outsole, said support plate extending from said rear end to said front end of said midsole and said outsole, said support plate including a bottom surface, wherein said bottom surface of said support plate and said outsole are each continuously curved from a rear end to a front end of said support plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.