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US 2020/0315295 A1Published application
Footwear heel structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsStefan E. Guest, Olivier Henrichot, Eric A. Larson
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Abstract
A heel structure for an article of footwear protrudes rearward from a heel region of an article of footwear in a direction generally aligned with the longitudinal orientation of the footwear article.
Claims20
A footwear article comprising:
- a sole structure having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, a heel region, and a heel extension aligned in a longitudinal orientation;
- wherein
- the heel extension protrudes rearward from the heel region and in a direction generally aligned with the longitudinal orientation;
- the heel extension comprises a rearmost exterior point of the footwear article;
- and
- the heel extension includes a medial-side flat edge and a lateral-side flat edge that taper towards one another and converge at the rearmost exterior point.
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A footwear article comprising:
- a sole having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, a heel region, and a heel extension aligned in a longitudinal orientation;
- wherein:
- the heel extension protrudes rearward from the heel region and in a direction generally aligned with the longitudinal orientation;
- the heel extension comprising a rearmost exterior point of the footwear article;
- and
- the heel extension including a top-side median ridge that slopes downward as the top-side median ridge extends away from the heel region and towards the rearmost exterior point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.