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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Gregory R. Leedy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nam Lu, Beaverton, OR (US);
Geng Luo, Portland, OR (US);
Sam Strickling, Beaverton, OR (US);
Alex Wiley, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/16 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/16 (2013.01); A43B 7/144 (2013.01); A43B 13/148 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically altering a height of a sole assembly of an article of footwear uses an actuator having a retraction assembly and a traction assembly. A wedge is moved to different positions within a groove formed in the sole assembly. A user evaluates the performance of the footwear with the wedge at different positions while performing an activity. The user evaluations help determine an optimal height of the sole assembly.