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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Lindsey K. Andreasen, Beaverton, OR (US);
Evan Perkins, Portland, OR (US);
Juliana Sagat, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/24 (2006.01); A43B 13/28 (2006.01); A43B 21/28 (2006.01); A43B 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 13/28 (2013.01); A43B 21/28 (2013.01); A43B 3/242 (2013.01); A43B 21/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear including a sole structure, an upper attached to the sole structure and including an opening providing access to an interior void of the upper, a support attached to the upper at a posterior end of the upper and including a first rail disposed adjacent to the opening of the upper and a second rail extending between the first rail and the sole structure and continuously along the posterior end from a medial side of the upper to a lateral side of the upper, and a bladder disposed between the first rail and the second rail.