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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/24 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/36 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 9/00 (2006.01); A43B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 3/244 (2013.01); A43B 3/246 (2013.01); A43B 9/00 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/36 (2013.01); A43B 17/18 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear having a removable outsole, midsole, and upper is provided. A portion of the upper may have a perimeter lip that may be coupled to a perimeter channel in an upper surface or side of the outsole. The midsole may be securely placed into the upper to further secure the upper to the outsole. The fit of the outsole, upper, and midsole generates a securely assembled article of footwear ready for user wear. In aspects, the removable outsole, midsole, and upper may be changed to customize the article footwear for the user.