Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sole structure with traction elements
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Application No.: US14935585Application Date: 2015-11-09
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Publication No.: US09961959B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Clifford Bruce Gerber
- 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: A43B5/02
- IPC: A43B5/02 ; A43B13/12 ; A43B13/14 ; A43C15/16 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B13/22 ; A43B13/26 ; A43B5/00 ; A43B13/02

Abstract:
A sole structure for an article of footwear may include a frame member having a continuous opening with portions located in forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot regions. A plurality of primary traction elements may extend outward from the frame member. A compressible midsole may be bonded to upper surfaces of the frame member. A flexible support plate may be bonded to the midsole. The flexible support plate may span substantially all of the frame member opening and have a lower surface exposed in at least a forefoot region. The support plate may be isolated from the frame member by the compressible midsole. A plurality of secondary traction elements may be integral to and extend outward from the exposed lower surface of the support plate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160058120A1 Sole Structure with Traction Elements Public/Granted day:2016-03-03
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