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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Dylan S. Van Atta, Portland, OR (US);
Patricia L. Smaldone, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/16 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/1625 (2013.01); A43B 5/025 (2013.01); A43B 5/16 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0295 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes projection members providing sensory feedback. The projection members are movable relative to an upper of the article of footwear. When the upper encounters a surface of an object, the projection members may be displaced in a direction towards wearer's foot. The projection members may be configured so that they are inserted into apertures located on the upper, and extend above an outer surface of the upper.