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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael S. Amos, Beaverton, OR (US);
Karen S. Dimoff, Portland, OR (US);
Lysandre Follet, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas Foxen, Portland, OR (US);
John Hurd, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Shane S. Kohatsu, Portland, OR (US);
Troy C. Lindner, Portland, OR (US);
David J. Roulo, Portland, OR (US);
Adam Thuss, Portland, OR (US);
Andrea Vinet, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Ground-engaging components for articles of footwear include: (a) an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component; (b) an inner perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an inner perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein a first open space is defined between the outer perimeter boundary rim and the inner perimeter boundary rim, and wherein a second open space is defined between a lateral side portion of the inner perimeter boundary rim and a medial side portion of the inner perimeter boundary rim; and (c) a support structure extending from the outer perimeter boundary rim to the inner perimeter boundary rim and across the first open space.