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US 2023/0413946 A1Published application
Article With Sole Structure Having Multiple Components
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsEric P. Avar, Nadia M. Panian, Jeffrey C. Spanks
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Abstract
An article of footwear has a sole structure with multiple components. The sole structure includes a midsole member, an outsole member and an exterior support member. The midsole member and the outsole member have corresponding grooves. The exterior support member provides reinforcement for the midsole member. The outsole member includes a plurality of bristle members.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further including a midsole member and an outsole member, wherein the outsole member has an outsole surface comprising an inner outsole surface and an outer outsole surface, the outer outsole surface being disposed further from an interior cavity of the upper than the inner outsole surface,
- wherein the midsole member includes a plurality of midsole grooves configured in a midsole grid on a top surface on the midsole and the outsole surface includes a plurality of outsole grooves configured in an outsole grid on the outsole surface, wherein the midsole grid corresponds to the outsole grid with a matching groove pattern, wherein the midsole grid and the corresponding outsole grid provide multi-directional bending for the sole structure;
- an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member, the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member disposed on a lateral side of the exterior support member;
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- a plurality of bristle members disposed on an outer outsole surface of the outsole member.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further comprising a midsole member and an outsole member, with an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member;
- the exterior support member including a raised sidewall portion that extends around an outer perimeter portion of the midsole member;
- the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member, wherein the reinforcing member is substantially stiffer than the exterior support member;
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- a plurality of bristle members disposed on an outer outsole surface of the outsole member,
- wherein the midsole member has a midsole surface including a plurality of midsole grooves and the outsole member has an outsole surface including a plurality of outsole grooves, wherein the plurality of midsole grooves and the plurality of outsole grooves are complimentary and arranged in a grid-like pattern on the sole structure.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure, the sole structure further comprising a midsole member and an outsole member, with an exterior support member located between the midsole member and the outsole member and extending around an exterior of at least some portions of the midsole member, the exterior support member further including a reinforcing member;
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- a plurality of bristle members integrally formed with the outsole member and disposed on an outer outsole surface of the outsole member, wherein each bristle member in the plurality of bristle members extends in a normal direction in an absence of forces being applied to the bristle member, the normal direction being a direction that is approximately perpendicular to the outer outsole surface of the outsole member and wherein each bristle member in the plurality of bristle members bends away from the normal direction when a force is applied to the bristle member by a ground surface,
- wherein the midsole member has a midsole surface including a plurality of midsole grooves and the outsole member has an outsole surface including a plurality of outsole grooves, wherein the plurality of midsole grooves and the plurality of outsole grooves are complimentary and arranged in a grid-like pattern on the sole structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.