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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Adidas Ag, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Cori Marble Steele, Portland, OR (US);
Joseph Thomas Broccoli-Hickey, Portland, OR (US);
Gillian Pinder, Portland, OR (US);
Nicole Schrier, Vancouver, WA (US);
adidas AG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
Articles of footwear comprising a rigid cage coupled to a sole and comprising a plurality of openings formed in the cage, and a padding element disposed under the rigid cage and comprising a plurality of projections. The projections can each comprise an exterior protrusion extending from the exterior surface of the padding element and disposed within one of the openings in the rigid cage. The projections can each comprise an interior protrusion extending from an interior surface of the padding element. In some embodiments, the size and shape of the interior and/or exterior protrusions can be based on data from a foot scan map.