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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Reebok International Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Brian Christensen, Centerville, MA (US);
William Marvin, Canton, MA (US);
Paul E. Litchfield, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/0057 (2013.01); A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 7/145 (2013.01); A43B 7/1425 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sole for an article of footwear includes: an upper sole portion; and a pod assembly having a plurality of pods fluidly connected in series disposed below the upper sole portion, wherein the pod assembly extends from a lateral heel portion of the sole to a medial forefoot portion of the sole such that the plurality of pods compress substantially in sequence through a gait cycle of a wearer.