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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, OR (US);
Bryant Russell Klug, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nadia M. Panian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nathan G. Schultze, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew C. Palmer, Portland, OR (US);
Kevin J. Rucier, Portland, OR (US);
Tobie D. Hatfield, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Aaron K. Seid, Portland, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear in which certain regions of the upper may be slippery, such that it is more difficult for a person to firmly grasp the article of footwear. The eyestays in the article of footwear are biased towards the lateral side of the footwear. The article of footwear also has an outer sole with ridges at, for example, the back of the heel, the ball-of-the foot regions on the lateral and medial sides, respectively, of the article of footwear, and at the toe region. The ridges are angled downward, such that the wearer of the footwear may have increased traction by digging the ridges into the ground or into a playing surface.