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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Scott C. Holt, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/24 (2006.01); B32B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/26 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 7/085 (2013.01); A43B 23/00 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 5/026 (2013.01); B32B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24298 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24306 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24314 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24322 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24331 (2015.01); Y10T 442/40 (2015.04);
Abstract
An expandable support member for an article of footwear includes a plurality of expansion components that are joined together. The support member can be expandable between a contracted position and an expanded position. The plurality of expansion components are configured to expand along a non-linear path when the support member moves between the contracted position and the expanded position.