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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Yuchung K. Chen, Portland, OR (US);
Oliver McLachlan, Beaverton, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy J. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole body having a proximal surface and a distal surface. Proprioceptive elements may extend in holes in the midsole body. The midsole body has an interior portion having a first density and an outer skin covering the interior portion. The outer skin has a second density that is greater than the first density, extends along each of the holes from the proximal surface to the distal surface, and forms a cylinder around each of the perforated holes. The midsole body has a greater compressive stiffness under loading along each central axis than under loading transverse or oblique to each central axis. A first set of proprioceptive elements have a third density different from a fourth density of a second set.