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Article of footwear with flexible reinforcing plate

A technology for reinforcing plates and footwear articles, applied in the directions of footwear, soles, fasteners, etc., can solve problems such as lack of

Active Publication Date: 2012-09-12
NIKE INNOVATE CV
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[0004] Means for accommodating the flexion of individual features of the foot are lacking in the related art

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[0025] figure 1 and figure 2 A view of an exemplary embodiment of a sole structure 100 for an article of footwear is shown. For purposes of illustration, sole structure 100 is shown alone in this embodiment. In other embodiments, however, sole structure 100 may be associated with an upper of an article of footwear. For purposes of clarity, the following detailed description discusses exemplary embodiments as embodied as a sole structure for an athletic shoe, but it should be noted that the present invention may be embodied as a sole structure for any article of footwear, including but Not limited to: hiking shoes, soccer shoes, football shoes, sports shoes, rugby shoes, basketball shoes, baseball shoes and other kinds of shoes. as in figure 1 and 2 As shown in , sole structure 100 , also referred to simply as sole 100 , is intended for a right foot; however, it should be understood that the description below is equally applicable to a mirror image of sole structure 100 i...

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A sole structure for an article of footwear is disclosed. The sole structure includes a reinforcing plate (120). The reinforcing plate includes a first flange portion (141) corresponding to a big toe of a foot and a second flange portion (142) corresponding to a ball region of a foot. The first flange portion and the second flange portion each include a cleat member (240).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to an article of footwear, and in particular to an article of footwear having a sole structure that includes a flex reinforcement plate. Background technique [0002] Articles of footwear having flexible sole structures have previously been proposed. Austin (US Patent 3,487,563) discloses a sole structure with transverse grooves to provide a flex line away from the studs protruding from the sole. Specifically, Ausin discloses a shoe sole molded of rubber or synthetic resin material. Studs and grooves protruding from the sole are provided during the molding of the sole to provide easy flex lines within the sole. [0003] DuFour (US Patent 5,024,007) discloses a walking sole for golf shoes. DuFour teaches a shoe sole having a main element made of rigid molded plastic with recesses comprising elastic material. DuFour discloses that these notches demarcate the tongue formed in the sole. DuFour also discloses tha...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B13/14A43C15/16A43B13/02A43B13/12A43B5/02
CPCA43B5/02A43B13/026A43B13/125A43C15/16A43B13/141A43B13/14A43C15/02A43B13/04A43B13/122A43B13/184A43B13/186A43B13/188A43B13/223A43C15/161A43C15/167A43C15/168
Inventor P.W.奥格S.卡瓦利尔
Owner NIKE INNOVATE CV