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Upper with sensory feedback

  • US 9,585,434 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2014
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:

  • an upper having an outwardly facing surface, and an inwardly facing surface opposite the outwardly facing surface, wherein the upper further includes a first aperture;

    a sole structure secured to the upper;

    a projection member system including a base layer and a first projection member;

    wherein the base layer comprises a peripheral portion extending around a perimeter of the first base, and an interior portion surrounded by the peripheral portion, wherein the base layer further includes a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first projection member is integrally formed with the base layer;

    wherein the first projection member has a distal projecting portion that extends away from the first side and a proximal projecting portion that extends away from the second side;

    wherein the distal projecting portion is disposed in the first aperture extending distally away from the outwardly facing surface of the upper;

    wherein the peripheral portion of the base layer is attached to the upper;

    wherein the projection member system has a first configuration where a proximal end of the first projection member is disposed a first distance from the inwardly facing surface of the upper, and a second configuration where the proximal end of the first projection member is disposed a second distance from the inwardly facing surface of the upper, and the second distance being greater than the first distance;

    wherein the peripheral portion of the base layer contacts the inwardly facing surface in the first configuration and the second configuration;

    wherein the interior portion of the base layer moves further from the inwardly facing surface when moving from the first configuration to the the second configuration.

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