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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2019
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Ernest E. Kim, Portland, OR (US);
Fabricio da Costa Pereira Machado, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey S. To, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes a strobel having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region. The strobel may define a forefoot through hole in the forefoot region and a heel through hole in the heel region. The shape, the position, or both the shape and the position of the forefoot through hole and the heel through hole may be based on a foot pressure map. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear comprises securing a midsole to a strobel, wherein the strobel has a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the strobel defines a forefoot through hole in the forefoot region and a heel through hole in the heel region, and the shape and/or position of the forefoot through hole and the heel through hole are based on a foot pressure map.