US 11,896,080 B2
Sole structure for article of footwear
Nate Durflinger, Beaverton, OR (US); and Christopher J. Lyke, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/393,271.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/064,534, filed on Aug. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0047040 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/186 (2013.01) [A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/185 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a cushioning element including a first material;
a cradle including a second material, attached to the cushioning element, and including (i) a first plate disposed against the cushioning element and (ii) an aperture disposed opposite the first plate;
an outsole including an inner surface facing the cushioning element; and
a bladder disposed within the cradle and including a first portion contacting the first plate, a second portion extending through the aperture and in contact with the inner surface of the outsole, and a series of elongate conduits, each conduit extending in parallel with an adjacent conduit and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the sole structure.