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US 2013/0074374 A1Published application
Athletic Footwear With Ball Control Portions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJohn Droege, Doug D. Wilken
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a first ball control portion, a second ball control portion and a third ball control portion. Each ball control portion includes a group of gripping members configured to facilitate various types of ball control. Each group of gripping members is arranged so that the ball control portions present a series of approximately continuous edges to a ball, which can help maintain a smooth trajectory for a ball.
Claims42
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having an outer surface;
- a first ball control portion disposed on the outer surface of the upper and a second ball control portion disposed on the outer surface of the upper, the first ball control portion being associated with a first type of kick and the second ball control portion being associated with a second type of kick that is different from the first type of kick,
- the first ball control portion including a first gripping member and the second ball control portion including a second gripping member;
- the first gripping member including a first edge and the second gripping member including a second edge;
- and
- wherein the first edge is approximately aligned with the second edge.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having an outer surface;
- a first ball control portion disposed on the outer surface of the upper and a second ball control portion disposed on the outer surface of the upper;
- the first ball control portion including a first gripping member, the first gripping member comprising a substantially elongated geometry;
- the second ball control portion including a second gripping member, the second gripping member comprising a substantially compact geometry;
- and
- wherein the first gripping member is disposed adjacent to the second gripping member.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having an outer surface;
- a sole structure;
- the upper also including a toe portion and an opening configured to receive a foot;
- a first direction extending from the toe portion towards the opening;
- a second direction extending from a vamp portion of the upper towards the sole structure;
- a first group of gripping members disposed on the outer surface comprising a first ball control portion;
- a second group of gripping members disposed on the outer surface comprising a second ball control portion;
- the first group of gripping members being approximately aligned with the second group of gripping members with respect to the second direction;
- and
- wherein the height of the first ball control portion varies along the first direction.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including an outer surface;
- a first gripping member extending over the outer surface, a portion of the first gripping member having a substantially smooth surface;
- a second gripping member extending over the outer surface of the upper, the second gripping member including a plurality of protrusions;
- the first gripping member including a first edge extending along a first length of the first gripping member and the second gripping member including a second edge extending along a second length of the second gripping member;
- and
- wherein the first edge is substantially aligned with the second edge.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including an outer surface;
- a first gripping member extending over the outer surface, the first gripping member having an approximately polygonal shape;
- a second gripping member extending over the outer surface of the upper and disposed adjacent to the first gripping member;
- a third gripping member extending over the outer surface of the upper, the third gripping member including a plurality of protrusions;
- the second gripping member extending between the first gripping member and the third gripping member;
- and
- wherein the first gripping member, the second gripping member and the third gripping member are approximately aligned.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole structure;
- an upper including an outer surface;
- a first gripping member extending over the outer surface;
- a second gripping member extending over the outer surface of the upper;
- a third gripping member extending over the outer surface of the upper;
- the second gripping member extending between the first gripping member and the third gripping member;
- and
- wherein the first gripping member, the second gripping member and the third gripping member present an approximately continuous edge along the outer surface of the upper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.