US 11,944,155 B2
Article of footwear having an elevated plate sole structure
DeVonne DeVoe, Hillsboro, OR (US); and Lee D. Peyton, Tigard, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/995,747.
Application 15/280,317 is a division of application No. 13/336,429, filed on Dec. 23, 2011, granted, now 9,491,984, issued on Nov. 15, 2016.
Application 16/995,747 is a continuation of application No. 15/280,317, filed on Sep. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,758,002.
Prior Publication US 2020/0375306 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 5/06 (2022.01); A43B 7/32 (2006.01); A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/32 (2006.01); A43B 21/28 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01)
CPC A43B 13/186 (2013.01) [A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 7/32 (2013.01); A43B 13/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/148 (2013.01); A43B 13/18 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/183 (2013.01); A43B 13/185 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01); A43B 13/189 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/203 (2013.01); A43B 13/32 (2013.01); A43B 21/28 (2013.01); A43B 21/285 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B29D 35/144 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear including an upper, the sole structure comprising:
an upper plate formed from a substantially non-foamed material;
a lower plate formed from a substantially non-foamed material and spaced apart from the upper plate;
a first leg extending from the upper plate to the lower plate;
a second leg disposed between the first leg and an anterior end of the sole structure, the second leg being separate and distinct from the first leg and including a first end attached to the upper plate and a second end attached to the lower plate, the second end being disposed closer to the anterior end than the first end, each of the first end and the second end of the second leg being terminal ends of the second leg; and
a midsole in contact with the upper plate and the lower plate and extending over a length of at least one of the first leg and the second leg from the upper plate to the lower plate, at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate disposed within the midsole.