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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Cailee M. Caldwell, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ingrid Hagen-Keith, Portland, OR (US);
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A track and field shoe can include an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a plurality of spikes, and a plurality of rails. The spikes extend in an inferior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and are configured for engaging a track surface. The rails extend in a superior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and extend over an exterior surface of the toe box portion of the upper, and the rails comprise longitudinal axes that extend in a superior/inferior direction.