Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sole structure for article of footwear
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Application No.: US16123756Application Date: 2018-09-06
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Publication No.: US11039659B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Timothy P. Hopkins
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan O'Brien
- Main IPC: A43B13/14
- IPC: A43B13/14 ; A43B13/18 ; A43C15/16 ; A43B13/22 ; A43B13/12 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B13/02

Abstract:
A sole structure for an article of footwear is provided and includes a plate having a concave ground-engaging surface extending between a medial side of the plate and a lateral side of the plate and movable between a relaxed state and a flexed state. The concave surface has an increased radius when moved from the relaxed state to the flexed state. A first ground-engaging member extends from the plate proximate to the medial side of the plate and a second ground-engaging member extends from the plate proximate to the lateral side of the plate. The second ground-engaging member is spaced apart from the first ground-engaging member by a first distance when the plate is in the relaxed state and is spaced apart from the first ground engaging member by a second distance greater than the first distance when the plate is in the flexed state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190069630A1 SOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Public/Granted day:2019-03-07
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