Article of footwear having a sole plate
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsMauro Bonin, Andreas Siegismund, Arnaud Redon
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure defines a ground engaging surface, and includes a cushioning member coupled to the upper and an outsole coupled to the cushioning member. The outsole includes a central portion and a plurality of lobes extending outward from a periphery of the central portion. Each of the plurality of lobes is independently movable relative to one another.
Claims30
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure coupled to the upper and defining a ground engaging surface, the sole structure including:
- a cushioning member coupled to the upper, and
- an outsole coupled to the cushioning member, the outsole including a central portion and a plurality of lobes extending outward from a periphery of the central portion, each of the plurality of lobes being independently movable relative to one another.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure coupled to the upper and defining a ground engaging surface, the sole structure including:
- a cushioning member coupled to the upper;
- and
- an outsole coupled to the cushioning member, the outsole including a front outsole segment positioned in a forefoot region and a rear outsole segment positioned in a heel region and discontinuous with the front outsole segment along the ground engaging surface, the front outsole segment including a medial segment with a first plurality of lobes arranged along a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral segment with a second plurality of lobes arranged along a lateral side of the sole structure.
A sole structure for an article of footwear including an upper, the sole structure comprising:
- a cushioning member extending through each of a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region;
- and
- a plate coupled to the cushioning member, the plate including a front portion disposed in the forefoot region and a rear portion disposed in the heel region, the front portion including a first segment and a second segment extending outward from a periphery of the front portion, the second segment formed as a plurality of lobes.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole structure coupled to the upper and defining a ground engaging surface, the sole structure including:
- a cushioning member coupled to the upper and extending through each of a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region;
- and
- an outsole including a front portion that is disposed in the forefoot region and a rear portion that is disposed in the heel region and discontinuous with the front portion along the ground engaging surface, the front portion configured as a rigid plate and including:
- a central segment;
- a medial segment including a first plurality of lobes extending from a medial periphery of the central segment toward a medial side of the sole structure, each of the first plurality of lobes including a medial ground engaging member;
- and
- a lateral segment including a second plurality of lobes extending from a lateral periphery of the central segment toward a lateral side of the sole structure, each of the second plurality of lobes including a lateral ground engaging member,
- wherein an open area is defined between the lateral segment and the medial segment,
- wherein at least one of the first plurality of lobes is arranged in an opposed configuration with a corresponding one of the second of plurality lobes about the open area, and
- wherein the cushioning member extends through the open area to define a portion of the ground engaging surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.