Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear component for an article of footwear
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Application No.: US14550242Application Date: 2014-11-21
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Publication No.: US09668543B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Perry W. Auger , Neil Crumbleholme , Deliang Gu
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan P. O'Brien
- Main IPC: A43B13/40
- IPC: A43B13/40 ; A43B7/14 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B13/12 ; A43B13/14 ; A43B13/38 ; A43B13/41 ; A43B17/00

Abstract:
A lasting board for an article of footwear. The lasting board has a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion and includes a first material and a second material that is different from the first material. The forefoot portion is monolithic and is constructed of the first material that is a non-woven fabric. The midfoot portion and the heel portion have an upper layer, a lower layer, and an intermediate layer between the upper layer and the lower layer. The intermediate layer is constructed of the second material, and the upper layer and the lower layer are constructed of the first material. A cushioning member made of a third material different from the first material and the second material is disposed within the heel portion of the lasting board.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150143715A1 FOOTWEAR COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Public/Granted day:2015-05-28
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