Support features for footwear ground engaging members
First Claim
1. An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole structure including a ground engaging sole component comprising:
- a baseplate having a bottom surface;
at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the ground engaging member having a stepped cross-sectional size with an upper portion of the ground engaging member having a larger cross-sectional size than a lower portion of the ground engaging member, the transition between the upper portion and the lower portion forming a step; 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 independent of other ground engaging members, wherein the first support member projects downward from the baseplate and extends below the step in the cross-section of the ground engaging member.
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole structure may include a sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the first ground engaging member having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. In addition, the sole structure may also include a tapered support structure having a substantially pyramidal shape and extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and partially surrounding the first ground engaging member such that a portion of the first ground engaging member is exposed between edges of the tapered support structure. Also, the tapered support structure may extend downward from the baseplate less than the first ground engaging member.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole structure including a ground engaging sole component comprising:
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a baseplate having a bottom surface; at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, the ground engaging member having a stepped cross-sectional size with an upper portion of the ground engaging member having a larger cross-sectional size than a lower portion of the ground engaging member, the transition between the upper portion and the lower portion forming a step; 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 independent of other ground engaging members, wherein the first support member projects downward from the baseplate and extends below the step in the cross-section of the ground engaging member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 comprising:
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a baseplate having a bottom surface and including a substantially square platform having a lower surface; at least a first ground engaging member extending downward from the lower surface of the substantially square platform, the first ground engaging member having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape; and a first elongate support member abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending downward from the baseplate and horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member, the first elongate support member attaching to the lower surface of the substantially square platform proximate a first corner of the substantially square platform. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole structure including a sole component comprising:
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a baseplate having a bottom surface, a peripheral edge, a longitudinal axis, and a lateral axis; an arrangement of ground engaging members extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate proximate the peripheral edge of the baseplate, each of the ground engaging members being located on an axis passing through the respective ground engaging member and oriented substantially perpendicular to the peripheral edge of the baseplate proximate the respective ground engaging member; a plurality of elongate support members extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and abutting side portions of the ground engaging members; wherein the arrangement of ground engaging members includes at least three ground engaging members, wherein the plurality of elongate support members includes at least three sets of four evenly spaced support members, the elongate support members of each set abutting one of the at least three ground engaging members; wherein each support member of the at least three sets of elongate support members is oriented in substantial non-alignment with the axis of the abutting ground engaging member; and wherein each support member of the at least three sets of elongate support members is oriented in a substantially non-parallel orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the baseplate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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