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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Aveni, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04D 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 3/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/06 (2022.01); A43B 7/08 (2022.01); A43B 9/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43D 8/12 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04D 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 1/0027 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 3/02 (2013.01); A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 7/08 (2013.01); A43B 9/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A43D 8/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear may be constructed of a matrix of beads. For example, by preconfiguring the row length and the number of beads in a given row, the bead matrix may be configured to form a three dimensional shape that pulls towards a centerline or is concave.