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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2015
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
David J. Dirsa, North Andover, MA (US);
Tamara M. Peters, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel A. Williamson, St. Paul, OR (US);
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper that at least in part defines an interior chamber for receiving a foot; an insertable interior midsole component received within the interior chamber; and an exterior sole structure engaged with the upper, wherein the exterior sole structure includes: (a) an exterior midsole component and (b) optionally an outsole component that extends under the forefoot region, wherein the insertable interior midsole component is formed from a foam material comprising a reaction product of about 10 to about 100 phr hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, 0 to about 40 phr modified hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, and 0 to about 90 phr alpha olefin copolymer, and at least one additive in an amount suitable to form the foam material; wherein the density of the foam material is less than 0.25 g/cm.