Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear with banking midsole with embedded resilient plate
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Application No.: US15989257Application Date: 2018-05-25
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Publication No.: US10765172B2Publication Date: 2020-09-08
- Inventor: Thomas Foxen
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Imc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Imc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan P. O'Brien
- Main IPC: A43B13/42
- IPC: A43B13/42 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B13/12 ; A43B13/14

Abstract:
An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole, an outsole secured to the midsole, and one or more plates positioned within the midsole. Each of the plates has a downwardly-facing concave side and an upwardly-facing concave side. The downwardly-concave side may be positioned on a medial side (or a lateral side) of the footwear, and the upwardly-concave side may be positioned on the lateral side (or the medial side) of the footwear. The undulating medio-lateral configuration of each plate may increase the overall support provided to a wearer's foot during a side-to-side or “banking” movement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180271215A1 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH BANKING MIDSOLE WITH EMBEDDED RESILIENT PLATE Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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