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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, OR (US);
Tory M. Cross, Portland, OR (US);
Bryant Russell Klug, Beaverton, OR (US);
Timothy K. Liles, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Mervar, Portland, OR (US);
Olivier Henrichot, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/28 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/06 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/28 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); B29C 44/357 (2013.01); A43B 13/18 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2223/083 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear has an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a base layer and one or more tensile strands. The sole structure includes an auxetic element operable to expand in two orthogonal horizontal directions in response to a tension applied in one of the directions. Each tensile strand has at least one end secured in fixed position relative to a peripheral region of the sole structure.