US 12,232,559 B2
Footwear plate
Aaron Bartel, Beaverton, OR (US); Risha Dupre, Tigard, OR (US); Emily Farina, Beaverton, OR (US); Lysandre Follet, Portland, OR (US); Stefan E. Guest, Portland, OR (US); Helene Hutchinson, Portland, OR (US); Sam Lacey, Portland, OR (US); Geng Luo, Portland, OR (US); Rachel M. Savage, Beaverton, OR (US); Christian Alexander Steinbeck, Portland, OR (US); Adam Thuss, Portland, OR (US); and Kristin Yetman, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/311,785.
Application 18/311,785 is a continuation of application No. 16/992,063, filed on Aug. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,678,717.
Application 16/992,063 is a continuation of application No. 15/904,568, filed on Feb. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,743,606, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/904,568 is a continuation of application No. 15/574,889, granted, now 10,441,027, issued on Oct. 15, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2017/043170, filed on Jul. 20, 2017.
Application 15/574,889 is a continuation of application No. 15/248,051, filed on Aug. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,842,224, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 15/574,889 is a continuation of application No. 15/248,059, filed on Aug. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,448,704, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/474,030, filed on Mar. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/364,594, filed on Jul. 20, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/364,585, filed on Jul. 20, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0270203 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 13/02 (2022.01); A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/06 (2022.01); A43B 7/1445 (2022.01); A43B 7/145 (2022.01); A43B 7/148 (2022.01); A43B 7/18 (2006.01); A43B 9/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/32 (2006.01); A43B 13/37 (2006.01); A43B 13/42 (2006.01); A43B 21/24 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 15/02 (2006.01); A43C 15/16 (2006.01); A43D 25/20 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); D05C 17/00 (2006.01); A42B 3/08 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/026 (2013.01) [A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 7/1445 (2013.01); A43B 7/145 (2013.01); A43B 7/148 (2013.01); A43B 7/18 (2013.01); A43B 9/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/125 (2013.01); A43B 13/127 (2013.01); A43B 13/143 (2013.01); A43B 13/146 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/188 (2013.01); A43B 13/189 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/22 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01); A43B 13/26 (2013.01); A43B 13/32 (2013.01); A43B 13/37 (2013.01); A43B 13/42 (2013.01); A43B 21/24 (2013.01); A43B 23/0225 (2013.01); A43C 15/02 (2013.01); A43C 15/161 (2013.01); A43D 25/20 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/124 (2013.01); B29D 35/126 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); D05C 17/00 (2013.01); A42B 3/08 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1241 (2013.01); A63B 2071/125 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1258 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/02 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2262/14 (2013.01); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper, the sole structure comprising:
a plate including a first surface facing the upper and a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the plate than the first surface and facing a ground-engaging surface of the sole structure, the plate extending continuously from a first end disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end disposed in a heel region of the sole structure, the plate including an anterior-most point configured to be disposed in the forefoot region of the sole structure, a posterior-most point configured to be disposed within the heel region of the sole structure, an aft point disposed at a location ranging from 50% to 60% of a distance from the anterior-most point to the posterior-most point, and the plate including a concave portion extending from the anterior-most point to the aft point and a substantially flat portion extending from the aft point to the posterior-most point;
a fluid-filled chamber including a first surface attached to the second surface of the plate between the posterior-most point and the aft point, a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the fluid-filled chamber than the first surface of the fluid-filled chamber, a first distal end, and a second distal end located on an opposite end of the fluid-filled chamber than the first distal end, one of the first distal end and the second distal end being aligned with the posterior-most point of the plate; and
a midsole including:
a first cushioning member having a first surface attached to the second surface of the fluid-filled chamber and defining a first recessed surface, and a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the first cushioning member than the first surface of the first cushioning member, the second surface of the first cushioning member facing the ground-engaging surface of the sole structure; and
a second cushioning member having a third surface attached to the upper and a fourth surface disposed on an opposite side of the second cushioning member than the third surface and defining a second recessed surface, the first recessed surface and the second recessed surface cooperating to define a space that encloses the plate.