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Sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a one-piece knit outsole

  • US 9,775,401 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 10/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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