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SOLE ASSEMBLY FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

  • US 20140325876A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2014
  • Published: 11/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An article of footwear comprising:

  • an upper;

    a sole assembly joined with the upper, the sole assembly including a heel region, an arch region and a forefoot region, the sole assembly defining a sole width, the sole assembly comprising;

    a midsole defining a flexibility void in the arch region, the flexibility void extending inwardly from a medial side of the sole assembly toward a longitudinal axis, the flexibility void being visible to a viewer of the footwear from the medial side of the sole assembly, the flexibility void including a side perimeter defined along the medial side of the sole assembly, and a lower perimeter defined along a lower surface of the midsole, andan outsole disposed under the midsole, the outsole including an arch stabilizer including a ground contacting portion in the arch region, the ground contacting portion providing ground contact of the outsole with the ground in the arch region, the ground contacting portion disposed adjacent the lower perimeter of the flexibility void,wherein the flexibility void and arch stabilizer both extend across respective parts of the sole width from the medial side to a lateral side of the sole assembly,whereby the flexibility void provides flexibility to the arch region of the sole assembly so that the forefoot portion and heel portion can move dynamically relative to one another.

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