Nike, Inc.

Michele Galasso

Darryl Matthews

William Moroski

Yukiko Toyoda

Danielle Lynn Taylor

Samuel L Bartys

Shamees Mohamed

Juan L Aceves Tinajero

Yang Zhao

Rosa Kim

Footwear includes upper, midsole, and exterior sole components. One side of the upper component includes a first plurality of openings. This first plurality of openings includes two openings separated by a strip of upper component material. The midsole component is received in the upper component and includes a plurality of protrusions extending through the openings of the upper component. The strip of upper component material covers a first portion of the midsole component located in a recess between the first and second protrusions. The exterior sole component is engaged with the midsole component and includes a second plurality of openings. The plurality of protrusions extend through corresponding openings of this second plurality of openings. A strip of exterior sole component material located between two of the second plurality of openings at least partially covers the strip of upper component material.

Articles of footwear having modular, replaceable, and/or recyclable parts

Articles of footwear for sustainable systems are disclosed herein. A modular article of footwear includes a knitted upper component and a midsole component that are removably secured together. Some aspects further includes an exterior sole component that is removably secured to the midsole component and the knitted upper component.

Sustainable footwear article

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Michele Galasso