Article of footwear
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsJerry Ni, Robert Michalski
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear. The article of footwear further includes a sole structure coupled with the upper, the sole structure comprising a midsole defining a v-shaped notch; an outsole coupled with a bottom surface of the midsole, and a plate that is disposed between the midsole and the upper. The plate is coupled with the midsole in the forefoot region and the heel region, and a gap is formed between the plate and the midsole in the midfoot region, and at least one sole aperture is disposed within the sole structure.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear;
- and
- a sole structure coupled with the upper, the sole structure comprising:
- a midsole;
- an outsole coupled with a bottom surface of the midsole;
- and
- a plate that is disposed between the midsole and the upper,
- wherein the plate is coupled with the midsole in the forefoot region and the heel region, and a gap is formed between the plate and the midsole in the midfoot region, and
- wherein at least one sole aperture is disposed within the sole structure.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure coupled with the upper, the sole structure comprising:
- a midsole,
- an outsole coupled with a bottom surface of the midsole, and
- a plate that is disposed between the midsole and the upper,
- wherein the plate defines a first plate aperture and a second plate aperture.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear;
- and
- a sole structure coupled with the upper, the sole structure comprising:
- a midsole;
- an outsole coupled with a surface of the midsole;
- and
- a plate that is disposed between the midsole and the upper,
- wherein the plate is coupled with the midsole and a gap is formed between the plate and the midsole, and
- wherein a first sole aperture and a second sole aperture define air channels through the midsole, the outsole, and the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.