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US 2024/0225184 A9Published application
Article of footwear including a sole structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsFidencio Campos, II, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
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Abstract
An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure includes a cushioning element, comprising a plurality of tubes, wherein adjacent tubes are connected to one another by a respective web area, disposed between a first support element and a second support element, wherein one or more of the respective web areas is exposed to the external environment.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a heel region including a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region including an anterior end of the article of footwear;
- a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side;
- an upper;
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- a sole structure coupled to the upper, wherein the sole structure includes:
- a cushioning element, comprising a plurality of tubes and a plurality of web areas, wherein adjacent tubes are connected to one another by a respective web area of the plurality of web areas, disposed between a first support element and a second support element, wherein one or more of the respective web areas is exposed to the external environment.
3 more elements
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a heel region including a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region including an anterior end of the article of footwear;
- a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side;
- a sole structure extending from the heel region to the forefoot region including:
- a first support element extending from the heel region to the forefoot region;
- a second support element extending from the heel region to the mid-foot region, wherein the second support element includes an opening extending therethrough;
- a cushioning element disposed between the first support element and the second support element, in the heel region, the cushioning element including a plurality of tubes and at least one web area, wherein the plurality of tubes extend from the lateral side of the article of footwear to the medial side of the article of footwear;
- an outsole layer extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, the outsole layer forming at least part of a ground-engaging surface of the article of footwear.
4 more elements
A cushioning element for an article of footwear, the cushioning element comprising:
- a plurality of hollow tubes, wherein top surfaces of one or more of the plurality of hollow tubes include a radially-inward extending depression;
- a plurality of web areas, wherein adjacent tubes of the plurality of hollow tubes are connected to one another by one of the plurality of web areas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.