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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Thomas Foxen, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Mark E. Cartier, Portland, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear is disclosed having an upper secured to a longitudinal sole with a frame preferably having a stabilizing band extending between axially decoupled heel and opposite forefoot portions of the sole. The band has a central portion extending above the heel and forefoot portions of the sole and adjacent to an upper such that the forefoot and heel portions of the sole may axially pivot about a longitudinal axis parallel to and above the longitudinal axis of the heel and forefoot portions while resisting deflection in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the sole, thereby supporting a foot along its entire longitudinal length while permitting the article of footwear to conform with the axial movements of an athlete's foot while running. In a preferred embodiment, the axis of axial pivoting is the axis of pronation of a foot while running in the shoe.