US 12,376,645 B2
Outsoles having traction inserts
George Alan Robusti, Portland, OR (US); Franklin Grant Kovach, Portland, OR (US); Christopher Ka-Yin Lam, Portland, OR (US); Mark Arthur Oleson, Portland, OR (US); and Heather Patricia Pieraldi, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc., Vancouver (CA)
Filed by Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc., Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,268.
Application 18/161,268 is a continuation of application No. 17/381,101, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,564,446.
Prior Publication US 2023/0165338 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 13/26 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/26 (2013.01) [A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/122 (2013.01); A43B 13/223 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear comprising:
an outsole having a plurality of openings, wherein each of the openings extends from a top face of the outsole to a ground-contacting face of the outsole, wherein each of the openings comprises a respective recess in the top face of the outsole in communication with a respective hole in the ground-contacting face, the recess having a dimension larger than the hole; and
a respective traction member disposed within each opening in the outsole, each traction member comprising a protruding portion and a flange portion extending from an upper end of the protruding portion and secured to a top face of the respective recess, wherein the flange is seated in the respective recess and a shape of the flange conforms to a shape of the respective recess, such that a top face of the flange is flush with the top face of the outsole.