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US 2010/0299967 A1Published application
Article Of Footwear With Ball Control Portion
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMotoki Atsumi, Andrew Caine, John Droege, David Eyre, Paul Hooper, Tetsuya Minami
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Abstract
A ball control portion for an article of footwear is disclosed. The ball control portion includes a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend to provide increased surface contact between an upper and a ball, such as a soccer ball. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in an arc-like configuration on the upper that generally corresponds to the curvature of a ball.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including a ball control portion;
- the ball control portion comprising a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis, and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a gripping portion that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis;
- and
- wherein the plurality of protrusions are disposed in an arc-like configuration.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including a ball control portion;
- the ball control portion comprising a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis, and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a gripping portion that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis;
- and
- wherein the plurality of protrusions are configured to bend in a manner so that the gripping portions confront a surface of a ball during a kick.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including a ball control portion;
- the ball control portion comprising a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis, and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis;
- each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a gripping portion that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis;
- and
- wherein the major axes of some protrusions of the plurality of protrusions are aligned with a curve on a surface of a ball when the ball control portion contacts the ball during a kick.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.