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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Brooke P. Rapf, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/22 (2013.01); A43B 5/001 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01); A43C 15/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sole structure can include an outsole with flexure zones that allow relative movement between regions of the outsole bottom surface that are separated or defined by the flexure zones. Such relative movement, together with selected traction elements or combinations of traction elements within the regions, act to provide the needed traction and stability for a number of motions that normally accompany a given activity such as golf.