Rigid cantilevered stud
First Claim
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole base member that forms a portion of a ground-contact surface of the sole structure; and
a rigid cantilevered stud having an attached end and an opposing free end, wherein the attached end is secured to the sole base member and the free end extends away from the attached end and forms a portion of the ground-contact surface of the sole structure during at least some portions of a step cycle, whereinthe free end is movable away from the sole base member as a result of flexure of the sole base member in a region of the attached end,the rigid cantilevered stud is oriented so that all of the free end is located forward of all of the attached end along a rear-to-front direction extending from a heel region of the sole structure to a toe region of the sole structure,the sole base member includes a recess formed therein, anda portion of the free end is contained within the recess when the sole structure is in an unflexed condition.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear may include selectively engageable traction elements that engage with a surface or the ground during certain activities and do not engage with the surface or the ground during other activities. The selectively engageable traction elements are caused to engage with the ground or surface when a portion of the footwear is flexed. When the footwear is in its unflexed position, the selectively engageable traction elements may not engage with the ground or surface. Selectively engageable fraction elements may be desired or may be useful during particular, targeted movements such as sharp turns, pivoting, sudden or abrupt starting and stopping motions, and the like and in changing environmental conditions, such as on various surfaces having different characteristics. Wearers of such footwear may benefit from the extra traction provided by the selectively engageable traction elements when performing the targeted movements and/or when wearing the footwear on surfaces with varying conditions.
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25 Claims
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1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole base member that forms a portion of a ground-contact surface of the sole structure; and a rigid cantilevered stud having an attached end and an opposing free end, wherein the attached end is secured to the sole base member and the free end extends away from the attached end and forms a portion of the ground-contact surface of the sole structure during at least some portions of a step cycle, wherein the free end is movable away from the sole base member as a result of flexure of the sole base member in a region of the attached end, the rigid cantilevered stud is oriented so that all of the free end is located forward of all of the attached end along a rear-to-front direction extending from a heel region of the sole structure to a toe region of the sole structure, the sole base member includes a recess formed therein, and a portion of the free end is contained within the recess when the sole structure is in an unflexed condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole base member that forms a portion of a ground-contact surface of the sole structure; and a rigid cantilevered stud having an attached end and an opposing free end, wherein the attached end is secured to the sole base member and the free end extends away from the attached end and forms a portion of the ground-contact surface of the sole structure during at least some portions of a step cycle, wherein the rigid cantilevered stud is rotatable, at the attached end, to move the free end in a direction away from the sole base member, the sole base member includes a recess formed therein, and a portion of the free end is contained within the recess when the sole structure is in an unflexed condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
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a sole base member that forms a portion of a ground-contact surface of the sole structure; a rigid cantilevered stud having an attached end and an opposing free end, wherein the attached end is secured to the sole base member and the free end extends away from the attached end and forms a portion of the ground-contact surface of the sole structure during at least some portions of a step cycle; and a static traction element having a first wall and a second wall, wherein the first wall extends along the sole base member on a first side of the attached end and the second wall extends along the sole base member on a second side of the attached end, the first wall and the second wall form the ground contact surface in an area of the sole base member proximate to the attached end, and a portion of the second wall extends forward of the attached end. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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