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US 2019/0168475 A1Published application
Sole Assembly Formed of Multiple Preforms
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsTee L. Wan, Thienchai Chaisumrej, Chia-Yi Wu, Yu-Chen Lin
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Abstract
A sole assembly may be formed by a method that includes positioning a plurality of preforms having different colors together to form a sole assembly preform and placing the sole assembly preform in a recess in a first portion of a mold assembly. The sole assembly preform is subjected to heat for a predetermined amount of time such that the plurality of preforms bond to one another to form a sole assembly.
Claims20
A sole assembly, comprising:
- a core portion including a lower surface and ribs extending downward from the lower surface, wherein the ribs define a shoulder extending about at least a portion of the core portion;
- a first insert contained within and bonded to the core portion;
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- a perimeter portion bonded to the core portion, wherein the perimeter portion forms at least a portion of an outer periphery of the sole assembly, wherein the perimeter portion includes an aperture that defines an interior lip, and wherein the interior lip is seated on the shoulder of the core portion.
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A sole assembly, comprising:
- a core portion including a lower surface and ribs extending downward from the lower surface, wherein the ribs define a shoulder extending about at least a portion of the core portion;
- a first insert contained within and bonded to the core portion, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the first insert is completely surrounded by the core portion and contained within a first interior recess defined by the ribs of the core portion;
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- a second insert contained within and bonded to the core portion, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the second insert is completely surrounded by the core portion and contained within a second interior recess defined by the ribs of the core portion.
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The sole assembly according to 17, further comprising:
- a third insert contained within and bonded to the core portion, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the third insert is completely surrounded by the core portion and contained within a third interior recess defined by the ribs of the core portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.