US 12,250,989 B2
Sole structure for article of footwear
Leo S. Chang, Portland, OR (US); Jeremy L. Connell, Hillsboro, OR (US); Nick S. Frank, Portland, OR (US); and Rachel M. Savage, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/534,119.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,957, filed on Nov. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0160077 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/20 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a cushioning element including a footbed extending from a first end to a second end, the second end disposed at an opposite end of the cushioning element than the first end, the cushioning element including a first flange comprising a first inner surface facing the second end and a first concave outer surface opposite the first inner surface, the first inner surface and the first concave outer surface each projecting outwardly from the footbed at the first end and along a medial side of the sole structure and a second flange comprising a second inner surface facing the first end and a second concave outer surface opposite the second inner surface, the second inner surface and the second concave outer surface each projecting outwardly from the footbed at the second end and along a lateral side of the sole structure; and
an outsole disposed on an opposite side of the cushioning element from the footbed and extending from the first end through a mid-foot region of the sole structure, the outsole including a greater rigidity than the cushioning element.