Sole Structure for Article of Footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGiovanni Adami, Perry W. Auger, Sergio Cavaliere, Timothy J. Smith
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an outer fabric layer and an inner chassis that is more rigid than the fabric layer. The fabric layer includes a plurality of fabric protrusions and the inner chassis includes a plurality of chassis protrusions that correspond to the fabric protrusions. Both the fabric protrusions and the chassis protrusions extend into cleat members of the sole structure.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a fabric layer including an exterior surface and an interior surface;
- an inner chassis disposed against the interior surface of the fabric layer;
- the fabric layer including a fabric protrusion extending outwardly from the exterior surface;
- a cleat member;
- and
- wherein the fabric protrusion is disposed within the cleat member.
A method of making a sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
- shaping a fabric layer to form an exterior layer of the sole structure, the fabric layer being shaped to have at least one fabric protrusion;
- molding an inner chassis against an interior surface of the fabric layer;
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- molding a cleat member to the fabric protrusion.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a fabric layer including an exterior surface and an interior surface;
- an inner chassis disposed against the interior surface of the fabric layer;
- a cleat member including an exterior portion and an interior portion, wherein the exterior portion is attached to a portion of the fabric layer and wherein the interior portion is attached to a portion of the inner chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.