Sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a one-piece knit outsole
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1. A method of making a sole system for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- molding a one-piece knit outsole having a ground-facing side and a top side to form a ground-engaging cleat member, the ground-facing side having a bottom surface;
the ground-engaging cleat member protruding from the ground-facing side of the knit outsole,wherein the ground-engaging cleat member is configured to penetrate into a ground surface adjacent to the sole system such that the bottom surface contacts the ground surface when the ground-engaging cleat member penetrates into the ground surface, wherein the one-piece knit outsole includes between 5 and 15 ground-engaging cleat members.
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An article of footwear including a sole system, including an upper and the sole system. The sole system includes a knitted component incorporating a one-piece knit outsole. The knit outsole has a ground-facing side, a top side, and a ground-engaging cleat member protruding from the ground-facing side of the knit outsole. The upper is connected at its bottom to the top side of the knit outsole.
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1. A method of making a sole system for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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molding a one-piece knit outsole having a ground-facing side and a top side to form a ground-engaging cleat member, the ground-facing side having a bottom surface; the ground-engaging cleat member protruding from the ground-facing side of the knit outsole, wherein the ground-engaging cleat member is configured to penetrate into a ground surface adjacent to the sole system such that the bottom surface contacts the ground surface when the ground-engaging cleat member penetrates into the ground surface, wherein the one-piece knit outsole includes between 5 and 15 ground-engaging cleat members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of making a sole system for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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knitting a one-piece knitted component; the one-piece knitted component comprising a knit outsole; the knit outsole having a top side and a ground-facing side; and knitting between 5 and 15 ground-engaging cleat members on the ground-facing side of the knit outsole. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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