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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Tom Luedecke, Portland, OR (US);
Patrick Cassiday, Portland, OR (US);
David McManus, Portland, OR (US);
UNDER ARMOUR, INC., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper, and a sole structure including a midsole structure and an outsole structure, where the midsole structure is located between the upper and the outsole structure. The midsole structure includes a plurality of members arranged in layers within the midsole structure, the plurality of members including a first cushion member formed of a first compressible material, a second cushion member formed of a second compressible material, and a plate disposed between the first and second cushion members, where the plate includes at least one flexure groove extending along a surface of the plate that is transverse a length of the plate such that the plate is configured to bend at the flexure groove.