Footwear ground engaging members having concave portions
First Claim
1. A ground engaging outer member for an article of footwear, the ground engaging outer member comprising:
- a baseplate having a bottom surface; and
a ground engaging member including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a third sidewall extending from the bottom surface of the baseplate and terminating at a substantially planar tip surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall respectively including a first sidewall surface, a second sidewall surface, and a third sidewall surface that is concave in a substantially horizontal plane, is concave in a substantially vertical plane, and extends from a junction of the respective sidewall surface and the bottom surface of the baseplate to the planar tip surface, the first sidewall surface, the second sidewall surface, and the third sidewall surface respectively defining a first concave tip surface edge, a second concave tip surface edge, and a third concave tip surface edge with the substantially planar tip surface and defining a first concave base, a second concave base, and a third concave base at a junction of the baseplate and the respective first sidewall surface, the second sidewall surface, and the third sidewall surface.
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from a baseplate, the first ground engaging member may have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape in a substantially horizontal plane, the first ground engaging member having a first sidewall edge, a second sidewall edge, and a third sidewall edge forming vertices of the substantially triangular cross-sectional shape. In addition, a first sidewall may have a concave portion that is concave in the substantially horizontal plane. Further, the first ground engaging member may be disposed proximate a peripheral edge of the outer member with the first sidewall edge disposed opposite the concave portion of the sidewall, and the first sidewall edge oriented facing toward the peripheral edge. Also, the concave portion of the first sidewall may be oriented in a substantially lateral direction, facing away from the peripheral edge of the outer member.
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25 Claims
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1. A ground engaging outer member for an article of footwear, the ground engaging outer member comprising:
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a baseplate having a bottom surface; and a ground engaging member including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a third sidewall extending from the bottom surface of the baseplate and terminating at a substantially planar tip surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall respectively including a first sidewall surface, a second sidewall surface, and a third sidewall surface that is concave in a substantially horizontal plane, is concave in a substantially vertical plane, and extends from a junction of the respective sidewall surface and the bottom surface of the baseplate to the planar tip surface, the first sidewall surface, the second sidewall surface, and the third sidewall surface respectively defining a first concave tip surface edge, a second concave tip surface edge, and a third concave tip surface edge with the substantially planar tip surface and defining a first concave base, a second concave base, and a third concave base at a junction of the baseplate and the respective first sidewall surface, the second sidewall surface, and the third sidewall surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A ground engaging outer member for an article of footwear, the ground engaging outer member comprising:
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a baseplate having a bottom surface; and a ground engaging member including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a third sidewall extending from the bottom surface of the baseplate and terminating at a substantially planar tip surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the third sidewall respectively including a first sidewall surface, a second sidewall surface, and a third sidewall surface that is concave in a substantially horizontal plane, is concave in a substantially vertical plane from a junction of the respective sidewall surface and the bottom surface to the substantially planar tip surface to form a first concave tip surface edge, a second concave tip surface edge, and a third concave tip surface edge, and defining a first concave base, a second concave base, and a third concave base at a junction of the baseplate and the respective first sidewall surface, the second sidewall surface, and the third sidewall surface, one of the concave tip surface edges facing one of a lateral edge and a medial edge of the outer member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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