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US 2026/0248235 A1Published application
Article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAlison C. CHEW, Sami M. FAKHOURI, Timothy J. SLAMA
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Abstract
A sole structure including a first cushioning element including one or more blocks, and a second cushioning element including one or more ribs interconnected with one or more bases to form a cage surrounding a cavity, where a block of the one or more blocks is disposed within the cavity.
Claims20
A sole structure comprising:
- a first cushioning element including one or more blocks;
- and
- a second cushioning element including one or more ribs interconnected with one or more bases to form a cage surrounding a cavity, wherein a block of the one or more blocks is disposed within the cavity.
A sole structure extending from a first end to a second end and from a medial side to a lateral side, the sole structure comprising:
- a first cushioning element comprised of a first material, the first cushioning element including a plurality of blocks;
- and
- a second cushioning element comprised of a second material different from the first material, the second cushioning element including a first set of ribs interconnected with a first set of bases forming a first surface of the second cushioning element and a second set of ribs interconnected with a second set of bases forming a second surface of the second cushioning element, the first surface and the second surface surrounding a cavity, wherein each of the plurality of blocks are disposed within the cavity.
A sole structure extending from a first end to a second end and from a medial side to a lateral side, the sole structure comprising:
- a first cushioning element comprised of a first material, the first cushioning element including a first set of blocks forming an outer periphery of the first cushioning element and a second set of blocks disposed along an interior portion of the first cushioning element;
- and
- a second cushioning element comprised of a second material having a different stiffness than a density and stiffness of the first material, the second cushioning element including one or more ribs interconnected with one or more bases surrounding a cavity, each of the first set of blocks and the second set of blocks being disposed within the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.