Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear and sole structure with sensory node elements disposed along sole perimeter
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Application No.: US15061198Application Date: 2016-03-04
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Publication No.: US10016014B2Publication Date: 2018-07-10
- Inventor: James C. Meschter , Kevin W. Hoffer
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: A43B13/12
- IPC: A43B13/12 ; A43B13/26 ; A43B13/18 ; A43C15/16 ; A43B13/04 ; A43B17/00 ; A43B7/14 ; A43B13/14 ; A43B13/16

Abstract:
An article of footwear including a sole structure attached to an upper defining an internal void configured to receive a foot of a wearer is described. The sole structure includes a sole body portion having a plurality of sensory node elements located in apertures in the sole body portion. The sensory node elements have a bottom surface configured to contact the ground and move vertically within the apertures. The movement of sensory node element pushes a top surface of the sensory node element attached to a portion of the upper against the foot of the wearer. The sensory node element provides sensory feedback to the foot of the wearer about the condition of the ground. The sensory node elements are arranged along perimeter edges of the sole structure to provide sensory feedback along the peripheral boundaries of the foot of the wearer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170251754A1 Article Of Footwear And Sole Structure With Sensory Node Elements Disposed Along Sole Perimeter Public/Granted day:2017-09-07
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