US 12,402,691 B2
Sole structure for article of footwear
Fidencio Campos, II, Dallas, OR (US); Zachary M. Elder, Portland, OR (US); Jordyn Klumpp, Portland, OR (US); Eric Y. Lee, Beaverton, OR (US); Fiona L. Lesecq, Beaverton, OR (US); Damian R. Manspeaker, Beaverton, OR (US); Roger Paul Murphy, Beaverton, OR (US); and Sebastian Tesche, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/518,776.
Application 18/518,776 is a continuation of application No. 17/330,333, filed on May 25, 2021, granted, now 11,877,620.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/032,690, filed on May 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0081478 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/20 (2013.01) [A43B 13/18 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a chassis including a recess formed between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface;
a cushioning arrangement including a first cushioning element protruding from the first surface and including a first central portion surrounded by a plurality of first lobes and a second cushioning element protruding from the second surface and including a second central portion surrounded by a plurality of second lobes, the first central portion spaced apart from the second central portion to form a gap; and
a support plate disposed between the plurality of first lobes and the plurality of second lobes, the support plate including a central hub filling the gap.