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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:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Amos, Beaverton, OR (US);
Petre Gheorghian, Portland, OR (US);
Martine I. V. Mientjes, Beaverton, OR (US);
Erez Morag, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/14 (2013.01); A43B 7/148 (2013.01); A43B 7/1425 (2013.01); A43B 7/1435 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly. The sole assembly includes a first member that is coupled to the upper and a second member that is moveably coupled to the first member. The first member moves relative to the second member in response to a first input load directed along a first vector, and the first member engages the second member in response to a second input load directed along a second vector.