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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Mario A. Lafortune, Tigard, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/10 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/10 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01); A43B 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sole structure of an article of footwear includes a foam element and a non-foam element with different compressibilities. The foam element is positioned adjacent to the non-foam element. The non-foam element may define a plurality of apertures, with ends of at least a portion of the apertures being located adjacent to a lower area of the foam element. The non-foam element may also form a protrusion that may be located in a central area of the non-foam element and extends into the foam element. In addition, a portion of the non-foam element that forms a side of the sole structure may define an indentation.