Cleated article of footwear and method of manufacture
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPerry W. Auger, Peter A. Hudson, Neil Crumbleholme, Matteo Tessaro
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Abstract
A cleated article of footwear includes a chassis assembly having a sole plate having a plurality of bosses extending from a lower surface thereof. A heel counter extends upwardly from a heel portion of the sole plate. An outer assembly is secured to the chassis assembly and includes a sole portion and an upper secured to the sole portion. A plurality of cleats extends downwardly from a lower surface of the sole portion. Each of a plurality of apertures extends downwardly into a corresponding cleat and receives a boss.
Claims16
A cleated article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a chassis assembly comprising
- a sole plate having a plurality of bosses extending from a lower surface thereof;
- and
- a heel counter extending upwardly from a heel portion of the sole plate;
- and
- an outer assembly secured to the chassis assembly and comprising:
- a sole portion
- a layer of adhesive on an upper surface of the sole portion bonding and securing the sole portion to a lower surface of the sole plate, such that the sole portion is fully bonded and fully secured to the sole plate;
- an upper secured to the sole portion;
- a plurality of cleats extending downwardly from a lower surface of the sole portion, each cleat having a recess formed therein;
- and
- a plurality of apertures formed in the sole portion, each aperture aligned with a corresponding recess, each boss extending through a corresponding aperture and captured within a corresponding recess.
A cleated article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a chassis assembly comprising
- a sole plate having a plurality of bosses extending from a lower surface thereof;
- a layer of heat activated adhesive on a lower surface of the sole plate;
- and
- a heel counter adhesively secured to a heel portion of the sole plate;
- and
- an outer assembly secured to the chassis assembly and comprising:
- a sole portion;
- a layer of adhesive on an upper surface of the sole portion securing the sole portion to a lower surface of the sole plate;
- an upper secured to the sole portion with stitch and turn stitching;
- a layer of heat activated adhesive on an upper surface of the sole portion to fully bond with the layer of heat activated adhesive on the sole plate to fully secure and fully bond the outer assembly to the chassis assembly;
- a plurality of cleats secured to a lower surface of the sole portion by direct injection, each cleat having a recess formed therein;
- and
- a plurality of apertures formed in the sole portion, each aperture aligned with a corresponding recess, each boss extending through a corresponding aperture and captured within a corresponding recess.
A cleated article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a chassis assembly comprising
- a sole plate having a plurality of bosses extending from a lower surface thereof;
- and
- an outer assembly secured to the chassis assembly and comprising:
- a sole portion;
- a layer of adhesive on an upper surface of the sole portion bonding and securing the sole portion to a lower surface of the sole plate, such that the sole portion is fully bonded and fully secured to the sole plate;
- an upper secured to the sole portion;
- a plurality of cleats extending downwardly from a lower surface of the sole portion, each cleat having a recess formed therein;
- a plurality of apertures formed in the sole portion, each aperture aligned with a corresponding recess, each boss extending through a corresponding aperture and captured within a corresponding recess;
- and
- a heel counter secured to an exterior surface of a heel portion of the upper portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.