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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Brooke P. Rapf, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Brooke P. Rapf, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 15/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/26 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear sole structure includes a flexible web. The flexible web is surrounded by a ridge extending downward from a bottom side of the web. Traction elements also extend downward from the web bottom side. When standing or casually walking, a substantial portion of the wearer's weight is transferred to the ground by the ridge. During golf play, increased downward force of the wearer on the web deforms the web and transfers more of the wearer weight onto various portions of the traction elements.