Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear with tactile-feedback members
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Application No.: US15215789Application Date: 2016-07-21
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Publication No.: US09907358B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Elmar Ariola , Cory B. McCullagh , Tim Sites
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A43B5/00
- IPC: A43B5/00 ; A43B23/02 ; A43B5/12 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B13/12 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B5/02

Abstract:
An upper for an article of footwear comprises one or more tactile-feedback members. The tactile-feedback members include a first ridge and a second ridge formed in one or more textile elements of the upper. The first ridge and the second ridge protrude from an outward-facing surface of the textile elements and away from the inward-facing surface of the textile elements and extend toward a midfoot region of the upper from a rear-foot region. The first ridge and the second ridge further comprise an arch shape, and the first ridge is superior to the second ridge. The upper may further include other tactile-feedback members, including a finger pad on the heel side of the upper, the finger pad comprising a non-textile material, and a forefoot grip extending over at least a portion of the superior surface of the upper in the forefoot region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180020776A1 FOOTWEAR WITH TACTILE-FEEDBACK MEMBERS Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
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