Sole arrangement with ground-engaging member support features
First Claim
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper configured to receive a foot; and
a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate, a first ground engaging member, a first support member, and a second support member;
wherein the baseplate has a bottom surface, a forefoot region, an opposite rearward region, and a midfoot region disposed between the forefoot region and the rearward region, wherein the baseplate includes an outermost lateral peripheral edge that is continuous and diverts inwardly in a substantially horizontal direction toward a center of the baseplate to define a gap in the baseplate between a first protrusion of the baseplate and a second protrusion of the baseplate disposed in a peripheral portion of the sole component;
wherein the first ground engaging member is disposed on the first protrusion and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending substantially downward in a first direction from the bottom surface of the baseplate;
wherein the first support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the first support member, wherein the first support member abuts and extends from the first sidewall of the first ground engaging member;
wherein the second support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the second support member, wherein the second support member abuts and extends from the second sidewall of the first ground engaging member;
wherein the height of the first support member tapers along the length of the first support member from a first height proximate the first sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the first sidewall such that the first support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate;
wherein the height of the second support member tapers along the length of the second support member from a first height proximate the second sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the second sidewall such that the second support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate;
wherein the longitudinal axis of the first support member extends in a substantially non-radial direction from an approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member;
wherein the second support member extends in a substantially radial direction from the approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member; and
wherein either the first support member or the second support member extends away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a portion of the outermost peripheral edge defining the gap in the baseplate.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may extend horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a region of the sole component adjacent to a gap in the sole component.
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14 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper configured to receive a foot; and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate, a first ground engaging member, a first support member, and a second support member; wherein the baseplate has a bottom surface, a forefoot region, an opposite rearward region, and a midfoot region disposed between the forefoot region and the rearward region, wherein the baseplate includes an outermost lateral peripheral edge that is continuous and diverts inwardly in a substantially horizontal direction toward a center of the baseplate to define a gap in the baseplate between a first protrusion of the baseplate and a second protrusion of the baseplate disposed in a peripheral portion of the sole component; wherein the first ground engaging member is disposed on the first protrusion and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending substantially downward in a first direction from the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the first support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the first support member, wherein the first support member abuts and extends from the first sidewall of the first ground engaging member; wherein the second support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the second support member, wherein the second support member abuts and extends from the second sidewall of the first ground engaging member; wherein the height of the first support member tapers along the length of the first support member from a first height proximate the first sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the first sidewall such that the first support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the height of the second support member tapers along the length of the second support member from a first height proximate the second sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the second sidewall such that the second support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the longitudinal axis of the first support member extends in a substantially non-radial direction from an approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member; wherein the second support member extends in a substantially radial direction from the approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member; and wherein either the first support member or the second support member extends away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a portion of the outermost peripheral edge defining the gap in the baseplate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper configured to receive a foot; and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate, a first ground engaging member, a first support member, and a second support member; wherein the baseplate has a bottom surface, a forefoot region, an opposite rearward region, and a midfoot region disposed between the forefoot region and the rearward region, wherein the baseplate includes an outermost lateral peripheral edge that is continuous and diverts inwardly in a substantially horizontal direction toward a center of the baseplate to define a gap in the baseplate between a first protrusion of the baseplate and a second protrusion of the baseplate disposed in a peripheral portion of the forefoot region of the sole component; wherein the first ground engaging member is disposed on the first protrusion and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending substantially downward in a first direction from the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the first support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the first support member, wherein the first support member abuts and extends from the first sidewall of the first ground engaging member; wherein the second support member has a height extending in the first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the second support member, wherein the second support member abuts and extends from the second sidewall of the first ground engaging member; wherein the height of the first support member tapers along the length of the first support member from a first height proximate the first sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the first sidewall such that the first support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the height of the second support member tapers along the length of the second support member from a first height proximate the second sidewall to a second smaller height distal to the second sidewall such that the second support member tapers to a point attached to the bottom surface of the baseplate; wherein the longitudinal axis of the first support member extends in a substantially non-radial direction from an approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member; wherein the second support member extends in a substantially radial direction from the approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member; and wherein either the first support member or the second support member extends away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a portion of the outermost peripheral edge defining the gap in the baseplate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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