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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Perry W. Auger, Tigard, OR (US);
Neil Crumbleholme, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Deliang Gu, Guangzhou, CN;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/38 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/41 (2006.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/386 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/41 (2013.01); A43B 17/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A footwear component and a method of making the footwear component are disclosed. The footwear component includes a first portion and a second portion that are joined at a transition zone. The first portion and the second portion have different flexibility characteristics. The footwear component can bend at the transition zone to accommodate the natural bending of a foot.