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US 2015/0027000 A1Published application
Article of footwear with support assembly having primary and secondary members
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsElizabeth Barnes, Margarita Cortez, Zachary Elder, Fred Fagergren, Lee Peyton
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper, a midsole, a support assembly beneath the midsole, and an outsole. The support assembly includes a primary member and a secondary member engaged with the primary member. A portion of the secondary member extends through an aperture in the primary member. An opening in the primary member exposes the aperture to an exterior of the primary member.
Claims34
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole and comprising:
- a primary member including a front portion, a central portion, a rear portion, a first aperture formed in the primary member between the front and central portions, and a second aperture formed in the primary member between the central and rear portions;
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- a secondary member including a front portion, a central portion, and a rear portion, the secondary member extending through the first aperture and the second aperture such that the front portion of the secondary member is positioned above the front portion of the primary member, the central portion of the primary member is positioned above the central portion of the secondary member, and the rear portion of the primary member is positioned above the rear portion of the secondary member;
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- an outsole positioned beneath the support assembly.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole and comprising:
- a primary member including a front portion, a central portion, a forward connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a rear end of the front portion of the primary member to a forward end of the central portion of the primary member, a first aperture formed in the forward connecting member, a rear portion, a rear connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a forward end of the rear portion of the primary member to a rear end of the central portion of the primary member, and a second aperture formed in the rear connecting member;
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- a secondary member including a front portion, a central portion, a forward connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a forward end of the central portion of the secondary member through the first aperture to a rear end of the front portion of the secondary member, a rear portion, a rear connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a rear end of the central portion of the secondary member through the second aperture to a forward end of the rear portion of the secondary member, such that the front portion of the secondary member is positioned above and spaced from the front portion of the primary member, the central portion of the primary member is positioned above and spaced from the central portion of the secondary member, and the rear portion of the primary member is positioned above and spaced from the rear portion of the secondary member;
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- an outsole formed of a plurality of pieces, one of the pieces being positioned beneath each of the front portion of the primary member, the central portion of the secondary member, and the rear portion of the primary member.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole and comprising:
- a primary member including a front portion having an upwardly curving front end, a central portion, a forward connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a rear end of the front portion of the primary member to a forward end of the central portion of the primary member, a first aperture formed in the forward connecting member, a rear portion having an upwardly curving rear end, a rear connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a forward end of the rear portion of the primary member to a rear end of the central portion of the primary member, and a second aperture formed in the rear connecting member;
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- a secondary member including a front portion having a downwardly curving forward end connected to the forward end of the front portion of the primary member, a central portion, a forward connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a forward end of the central portion of the secondary member through the first aperture to a rear end of the front portion of the secondary member, a rear portion having a downwardly curving rear end connected to the rear end of the rear portion of the primary member, a rear connecting member extending diagonally upwardly from a rear end of the central portion of the secondary member through the second aperture to a forward end of the rear portion of the secondary member, such that the front portion of the secondary member is positioned above and spaced from the front portion of the primary member, the central portion of the primary member is positioned above and spaced from the central portion of the secondary member, and the rear portion of the primary member is positioned above and spaced from the rear portion of the secondary member;
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- an outsole formed of a plurality of pieces, one of the pieces being positioned beneath each of the front portion of the primary member, the central portion of the secondary member, and the rear portion of the primary member.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a midsole positioned beneath the upper;
- a support assembly positioned beneath the midsole and comprising:
- a primary member having at least one aperture extending therethrough and at least one opening, each opening exposing a corresponding one of the apertures to an exterior of the primary member;
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- a secondary member engaged with the primary member such that a portion of the secondary member extends through each aperture and a portion of one of the primary member and the secondary member is positioned above the other of the primary member and the secondary member;
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- an outsole positioned beneath the support assembly
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.