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US 8,522,454 B2Granted
Article of footwear with multi-layered support assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsEric S. Schindler, Fred G. Fagergren
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Abstract
An article of footwear including an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper and including a support assembly having an upper member and a lower member spaced from the upper member. A first layer is positioned beneath and in contact with the upper member and has a wave shaped profile with a plurality of first wave crests and first wave troughs. A second layer is positioned above the lower member and has a wave shaped profile with a plurality of second wave crests and second wave troughs.
Claims8
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- an upper;
- and
- a sole assembly secured to the upper and including a support assembly comprising:
- a first layer positioned having a wave shaped profile with a plurality of first wave crests and first wave troughs;
- and
- a second layer positioned below the first layer and having a wave shaped profile with a plurality of second wave crests and second wave troughs;
- wherein the first and second layers form a strip extending about a portion of a periphery of the upper and have smooth arcuate wave profiles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.