| CPC A43B 13/223 (2013.01) [A43B 13/146 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, a heel region, a medial side, and a lateral side, further comprising:
an outsole having an outer wall located along an exterior of the outsole and the exterior of the outsole being configured to be a ground-engaging surface;
a sole plate configured to be positioned adjacent the upper, the sole plate having a bottom wall, a forward end, an exposed forefoot region, a front, and a plurality of spikes; and
a midsole structure positioned between the sole plate and the outsole,
wherein the forward end is located at a point in the forefoot region farthest away from the heel region,
wherein the front is located at the forward end,
wherein a forward point is located along the bottom wall at the front,
wherein a rearward point is located along the bottom wall and farthest away from the forward point,
wherein a main axis line is defined as a line that intersects the forward point and the rearward point,
wherein the exposed forefoot region is located in the forefoot region and is not covered by the outsole or the midsole structure,
wherein the outer wall has a deepest point in the midfoot region,
wherein the deepest point is defined as a point that forms a largest angle between the main axis line and an inclination line, the inclination line is defined as a line that intersects the forward point and a point on the outer wall that is not obstructed by the midsole structure or the outsole,
wherein an inclination angle is defined as an angle formed between the main axis line and the inclination line,
wherein the inclination angle is between two and 30 degrees, and
wherein the ground-engaging surface of the outsole in the midfoot region is spaced apart and separate from the ground-engaging surface of the outsole in the heel region on each of the medial side and the lateral side of the sole structure.
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