Sole structure for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsGabriel T. Maselino, George A. Xanthos
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Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis including a footbed having an interior surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the interior surface defining one or more sockets. The sole structure also includes one or more haptic elements each having a bottom surface received within a respective one of the one or more sockets and a top surface protruding from the interior surface of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the footbed.
Claims20
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a chassis including a footbed having an interior surface and an outer surface formed on an opposite side from the interior surface, the interior surface defining one or more sockets;
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- one or more haptic elements each having a bottom surface received within a respective one of the one or more sockets and a top surface protruding from the interior surface of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the footbed.
A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a chassis including a footbed having a first hardness and a plurality of sockets formed at least partially through the footbed;
- and
- one or more haptic elements each received within a respective one of the sockets and having a top surface protruding from the footbed of the chassis, each of the one or more haptic elements having a different hardness than the first hardness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.