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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Alexandre Baudouin, Portland, OR (US);
Michael R. Friton, Portland, OR (US);
John Hurd, Tigard, OR (US);
Casey Lee Smith, Oregon City, OR (US);
Alexandre Baudouin, Portland, OR (US);
Michael R. Friton, Portland, OR (US);
John Hurd, Tigard, OR (US);
Casey Lee Smith, Oregon City, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear including a forefoot portion and a heel portion movable relative to the forefoot portion from a first articulated configuration to a second articulated configuration is provided. An articulation assembly having a forefoot articulation member and a heel articulation member is also provided. The articulation assembly couples the forefoot portion to the heel portion and includes a hinge mechanism and a cam mechanism. The hinge mechanism may include a pin located within a socket. The cam mechanism may include a cam surface and a protrusion configured to ride on the cam surface. The article of footwear may include a locking mechanism having a first locking element that engages a second locking element in the first articulated configuration. The first locking element may be a first concavity formed in a surface and the second locking element may be a protrusion configured to extend into the first concavity in the first articulated configuration. The articulation assembly may be provided as part of a sole structure.
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