Article having sole assembly with cleats
First Claim
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
- a chassis including a medial recess extending along a medial side of the chassis and formed in a first surface of the chassis, a lateral recess extending along a lateral side of the chassis and formed in the first surface, and a ground-contacting surface disposed on an opposite side of the chassis than the first surface;
a reinforcing member including a medial portion disposed within the medial recess and a lateral portion received within the lateral recess, the reinforcing member defining a first void that extends between and separates the medial portion and the lateral portion in a forefoot region of the chassis; and
a reinforcing plate including a medial segment disposed between the medial portion of the reinforcing member and the medial recess of the chassis and a lateral segment disposed between the lateral portion of the reinforcing member and the lateral recess of the chassis, the reinforcing plate defining a second void that separates the medial segment and the lateral segment in the forefoot region of the chassis.
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Abstract
An article of footwear has a sole assembly that is further comprised of a chassis, a reinforcing member and a forefoot plate. The reinforcing member includes lateral and medial forefoot portions that fit with corresponding recesses in the forefoot plate and the reinforcing member in the forefoot region of the chassis. The reinforcing member includes a central portion that figs with a corresponding recess in the heel region of the chassis. The chassis and the forefoot plate include ridges on their outer surfaces. Cleats extending from ridges in the forefoot of the chassis are vertically aligned with protrusions on ridges in the forefoot plate. The protrusions can help diffuse forces applied by the cleats against the inner components of the sole and foot to reduce point loading.
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23 Claims
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1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
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a chassis including a medial recess extending along a medial side of the chassis and formed in a first surface of the chassis, a lateral recess extending along a lateral side of the chassis and formed in the first surface, and a ground-contacting surface disposed on an opposite side of the chassis than the first surface; a reinforcing member including a medial portion disposed within the medial recess and a lateral portion received within the lateral recess, the reinforcing member defining a first void that extends between and separates the medial portion and the lateral portion in a forefoot region of the chassis; and a reinforcing plate including a medial segment disposed between the medial portion of the reinforcing member and the medial recess of the chassis and a lateral segment disposed between the lateral portion of the reinforcing member and the lateral recess of the chassis, the reinforcing plate defining a second void that separates the medial segment and the lateral segment in the forefoot region of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
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a chassis including a medial recess extending along a medial side of the chassis and formed in a first surface of the chassis, a lateral recess extending along a lateral side of the chassis and formed in the first surface, and a ground-contacting surface disposed on an opposite side of the chassis than the first surface; a reinforcing member including a medial portion disposed within the medial recess and a lateral portion received within the lateral recess, the reinforcing member defining a first elongate void that extends between and separates the medial portion and the lateral portion in a forefoot region of the chassis; and a reinforcing plate disposed between the chassis and the reinforcing member and including a medial segment and a lateral segment, the reinforcing plate defining a second elongate void that is aligned with the first elongate void and separates the medial segment and the lateral segment in the forefoot region of the chassis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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