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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2021
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Bruce Alan Barney, Portland, OR (US);
Rachel M. Savage, Beaverton, OR (US);
Alison Sheets-Singer, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear. The sole structure includes at least one support plate located on an underside of a midsole on a medial forefoot side of the midsole and extending from a medial edge of the midsole to at least a longitudinal center line of the midsole, wherein a lateral edge of the plate is located medially of the lateral edge of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one sipe or groove extending laterally across the midsole to provide flexibility in a forefoot-to-heel direction of the midsole. The support plate may contain at least one rail.