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US 2012/0233886 A1Published application
Sole Structure and Article of Footwear Including Same
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsCarl L. Madore, Nicole Mueller
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Abstract
A sole structure can include one or more ridge tractions elements. The ridge traction elements can be separated by one or more flexure zones. The sole structure can also include other types of traction elements.
Claims27
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure, the sole structure including
- a flexure zone extending substantially across a forefoot region of the sole structure, the flexure zone forming a region of the sole structure more flexible than adjacent regions of the sole structure, and
- first and second ridge traction elements, each of the ridge traction elements including a peripheral segment proximate an edge of the sole structure in the forefoot region and an associated transverse segment extending away from and at an angle to the peripheral segment, wherein the first and second ridge traction elements are separated by the flexure zone.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure including
- a first ridge traction element, the first ridge traction element including a first peripheral segment proximate one of a medial or lateral edge of the sole structure in the forefoot region, the first ridge traction element including a first transverse segment extending away from and at an angle to the first peripheral segment, the first transverse segment terminating in a first free end without reaching the other of the medial or lateral edge, and
- a second ridge traction element, the second ridge traction element including a second peripheral segment proximate the one of the medial or lateral edge of the sole structure in the forefoot region, the second peripheral segment located forward of the first peripheral segment, the second ridge traction element including a second transverse segment extending away from and at an angle to the second peripheral segment, the second transverse segment terminating in a second free end without reaching the other of the medial or lateral edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.