Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medially-located lateral footwear stabilizer
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Application No.: US17177403Application Date: 2021-02-17
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Publication No.: US11641906B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Bryan N. Farris , Bruce Alan Barney , Rachel M. Savage , Alison Sheets-Singer
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A43B7/24
- IPC: A43B7/24 ; A43B7/1425 ; A43B13/02

Abstract:
A sole structure for an article of footwear. The sole structure includes at least one support plate located on an underside of a midsole on a medial forefoot side of the midsole and extending from a medial edge of the midsole to at least a longitudinal center line of the midsole, wherein a lateral edge of the plate is located medially of the lateral edge of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one sipe or groove extending laterally across the midsole to provide flexibility in a forefoot-to-heel direction of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one rail.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210267304A1 Medially-Located Lateral Footwear Stabilizer Public/Granted day:2021-09-02
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