Footwear midsole with lattice structure formed between platforms
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- a midsole including,a lattice structure including an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side,a first platform integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure, wherein the first platform is an upper shelf that forms a rim extending around a perimeter of the upper side of the lattice structure, and wherein the lattice structure is exposed within the upper shelf, anda second platform integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure, wherein the lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform;
an upper disposed above the midsole; and
an outsole disposed below the midsole.
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a midsole, an upper disposed above the midsole, and an outsole disposed below the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side. A first platform is integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure. A second platform is integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure. The lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform.
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26 Claims
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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a midsole including, a lattice structure including an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side, a first platform integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure, wherein the first platform is an upper shelf that forms a rim extending around a perimeter of the upper side of the lattice structure, and wherein the lattice structure is exposed within the upper shelf, and a second platform integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure, wherein the lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform; an upper disposed above the midsole; and an outsole disposed below the midsole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of footwear comprising:
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a midsole including, a lattice structure including an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side, a first platform integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure, and a second platform integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure, wherein the second platform is a discontinuous lower platform comprising at least one opening, wherein the lattice structure is exposed by the lower platform through the at least one opening, and wherein the lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform; an upper disposed above the midsole; and an outsole disposed below the midsole. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a midsole for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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printing a midsole including; a lattice structure including a network of laths extending from a user-facing side to a ground-facing side, a first platform integrally formed into the user-facing side of the lattice structure, the first platform providing an upper shelf that forms a rim extending around a perimeter of the user-facing side of the lattice structure with the lattice structure exposed within the upper shelf, and a second platform integrally formed into the ground-facing side of the lattice structure, wherein the network of laths extend from the first platform to the second platform; coupling an upper to the user-facing side of the midsole; and coupling an outsole to the ground-facing side of the midsole. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a midsole for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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printing a midsole including; a lattice structure including a network of laths extending from a user-facing side to a ground-facing side, a first platform integrally formed into the user-facing side of the lattice structure, and a second platform integrally formed into the ground-facing side of the lattice structure, wherein the network of laths extend from the first platform to the second platform, wherein the second platform is a discontinuous lower platform comprising at least one opening, with the lattice structure exposed by the lower platform through the at least one opening; coupling an upper to the user-facing side of the midsole; and coupling an outsole to the ground-facing side of the midsole. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper; an outsole; and a midsole positioned between the upper and the outsole, the midsole including an upper platform, a lower platform, and a lattice structure comprising a network of laths extending between the upper platform and the lower platform, wherein the laths are configured as parallel wave structures in multiple integrally formed layers, wherein the wave structures in a first layer are transverse to the wave structures in a second layer, wherein the upper platform is an upper shelf that forms a rim extending around a perimeter of an upper side of the lattice structure, and wherein the lattice structure is exposed within the upper shelf. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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