Loading patent…
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsYoon Jeong Choi, Tory M. Cross, Christian Alexander Steinbeck, James Zormeir
Estimating the term…
A sole structure of an article of footwear is provided and includes a first midsole portion including a first sidewall and a second midsole portion including a second sidewall. The sole structure also includes a first sheet disposed between the first midsole portion and the second midsole portion and including a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first sheet than the first surface. The first sheet includes one or more apertures extending through the first sheet from the first surface to the second surface. The first midsole portion and the second midsole portion are operably connected through the one or more apertures of the first sheet.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
The sole structure of any of the preceding claims, wherein a first distal end of the first sheet is substantially planar at one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure and a second distal end of the first sheet is substantially planar at the other of the medial side of the sole structure and the lateral side of the sole structure.
The sole structure of any of the previous claims, wherein the first midsole portion includes a first series of peaks and a first series of valleys and the second midsole portion includes a second series of peaks and a second series of valleys, the first series of peaks opposing the second series of valleys and the second series of peaks opposing the first series of valleys.
The sole structure of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first sheet comprises a mesh textile defining the one or more apertures in a structure of the mesh.
A method of making a sole structure for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
The method of any of the preceding claims, further comprising providing a first distal end of the first sheet with a substantially planar configuration at one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure and providing a second distal end of the first sheet with a substantially planar configuration at the other of the medial side of the sole structure and the lateral side of the sole structure.
The method of any of the previous claims, further comprising providing the first midsole portion with a first series of peaks and a first series of valleys and providing the second midsole portion with a second series of peaks and a second series of valleys, the first series of peaks opposing the second series of valleys and the second series of peaks opposing the first series of valleys.
The method of any of the preceding claims, wherein positioning a first sheet includes positioning a first sheet comprising a mesh textile defining the one or more apertures in a structure of the mesh.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.