Article Of Footwear With Ball Control Portion
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- a ball control portion associated with a medial side of the article of footwear;
the ball control portion comprising a lattice including a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend;
each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis;
each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a major face that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis;
wherein the plurality of protrusions are integrally formed with the lattice; and
wherein the lattice comprises a plurality of connecting members connecting the plurality of protrusions.
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Abstract
A ball control portion for an article of footwear is disclosed. The ball control portion extends from a side to an underside of an article of footwear. The ball control portion includes a lattice with a plurality of protrusions arranged in a grid. The plurality of protrusions include multiple groups of protrusions arranged with one or more of different orientations, different types of protrusions, and different heights.
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a ball control portion associated with a medial side of the article of footwear; the ball control portion comprising a lattice including a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a major face that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis; wherein the plurality of protrusions are integrally formed with the lattice; and wherein the lattice comprises a plurality of connecting members connecting the plurality of protrusions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of footwear, comprising:
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a ball control portion associated with a medial side and an underside of the article of footwear; the ball control portion comprising a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a major face that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis; wherein a first group of protrusions of the plurality of protrusions associated with the medial side are approximately oriented in a first direction along the major axis; and wherein a second group of protrusions of the plurality of protrusions associated with the underside are approximately oriented in a second direction along the major axis that is different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper; a sole structure; a ball control portion associated with the upper and the sole structure; the ball control portion comprising a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions including a major axis, a minor axis and a normal axis, the normal axis being approximately perpendicular to the major axis and the minor axis; each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions further including a major face that extends in a direction along the major axis and in a direction along the normal axis; and wherein the ball control portion further comprises a first portion extending in a vertical direction along a medial side of the article of footwear adjacent to the upper and a second portion extending in a lateral direction along an underside of the article of footwear adjacent to the sole structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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