US 12,471,669 B2
Sole structure for article of footwear
Devin Bailly, Portland, OR (US); Paul Begyn, Portland, OR (US); Clayton Chambers, Portland, OR (US); Guercy Eugene, Portland, OR (US); Dervin A. James, Hillsboro, OR (US); Jason R. Meeker, Portland, OR (US); and Benjamin J. Monfils, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,959.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/476,013, filed on Dec. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197034 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/20 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure defining a footbed and a ground-engaging surface and comprising:
a chassis extending from an anterior end of the sole structure to a posterior end of the sole structure, the chassis including an upper cushioning element and a lower cushioning element including a forefoot aperture extending through and bounded by a thickness of the lower cushioning element;
a bladder supported within the chassis and extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end exposed at the posterior end of the sole structure, the bladder including a first curved portion in the forefoot region and a substantially flat portion at the posterior end of the sole structure; and
an outsole defining a ground-engaging surface and including a forefoot aperture bounded by the outsole and aligned with the forefoot aperture of the lower cushioning element, the forefoot aperture of the lower cushioning element and the forefoot aperture of the outsole exposing the bladder at the ground-engaging surface.