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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Ariat International, Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Marco Aurelio Grott, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Calvin Myron Buck, IV, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ariat International, Inc., Union City, CA (US);
Abstract
Support plates, and footwear soles and articles of footwear containing the same. The support plate generally may provide one or more of heel cushioning, arch support in a midfoot region of the support plate, and integral medial and lateral legs extending from the midfoot region of the support plate towards an anterior end of the support plate. An article of footwear may include a support plate at least partially embedded within a sole assembly, such as a midsole thereof. The support plate may be configured to provide energy return and arch support to a wearer of the article of footwear. The support plate may include a domed structure with radially extending arms extending from a central heel portion, where the domed structure provides heel cushioning to the wearer when a force is transmitted through the midsole to the domed structure.