Outsole With Stepped Projections For Article Of Footwear
First Claim
1. An article of footwear having a medial side and a lateral side, the article of footwear defining a lateral axis that extends between the medial side and the lateral side, the article of footwear comprising:
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a sole structure that is operably coupled to the upper, the sole structure extending along the lateral axis, the sole structure including an outsole that includes;
a base with an upper surface that faces the upper and a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface, anda first stepped projection that projects in a plurality of first steps from the lower surface, the plurality of first steps defined by a plurality of first tread surfaces and a plurality of first riser surfaces, anda second stepped projection that projects in a plurality of second steps from the lower surface, the plurality of second steps defined by a plurality of second tread surfaces and a plurality of second riser surfaces, the second stepped projection being spaced away from the first stepped projection relative to the lateral axis of the article of footwear.
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an outsole having a base with an upper surface that faces the upper and a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface. The outsole also includes a first stepped projection that projects in a plurality of first steps from the lower surface. The plurality of first steps is defined by a plurality of first tread surfaces and a plurality of first riser surfaces. The outsole additionally includes a second stepped projection that projects in a plurality of second steps from the lower surface. The plurality of second steps is defined by a plurality of second tread surfaces and a plurality of second riser surfaces. The second stepped projection is spaced away from the first stepped projection relative to the lateral axis of the article of footwear.
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29 Claims
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1. An article of footwear having a medial side and a lateral side, the article of footwear defining a lateral axis that extends between the medial side and the lateral side, the article of footwear comprising:
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an upper; and a sole structure that is operably coupled to the upper, the sole structure extending along the lateral axis, the sole structure including an outsole that includes; a base with an upper surface that faces the upper and a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface, and a first stepped projection that projects in a plurality of first steps from the lower surface, the plurality of first steps defined by a plurality of first tread surfaces and a plurality of first riser surfaces, and a second stepped projection that projects in a plurality of second steps from the lower surface, the plurality of second steps defined by a plurality of second tread surfaces and a plurality of second riser surfaces, the second stepped projection being spaced away from the first stepped projection relative to the lateral axis of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper having an interior surface and an exterior surface; and a sole structure that is operably coupled to the upper, the sole structure including an outsole that includes; a base having an upper surface that faces the upper and a lower surface that faces away from the upper surface, the upper surface being layered underneath and attached directly to the exterior surface of the upper, a projection that projects from the lower surface of the base along a first direction, the projection having a transverse dimension measured in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, wherein the projection decreases in the transverse dimension as the projection projects in the first direction, the base and the projection being resiliently flexible and moveable between a neutral position and a flexed position, the interior surface moving due to the movement between the neutral position and the flexed position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of footwear having a forefoot portion, a heel portion, a medial side, and a lateral side, the medial side and the lateral side each extending between the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the article of footwear comprising:
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an upper; and a sole structure that is operably coupled to the upper, the sole structure having a ground engaging surface, the sole structure having a total thickness, the sole structure including an outsole that includes; a base with an upper surface that is directly attached to the upper and a lower surface that faces away from the upper, the base having a base thickness measured between the upper surface and the lower surface, the base thickness being at most approximately thirty percent (30%) of the total thickness of the sole structure, and a plurality of stepped projections that each project from the lower surface of the base, each of the plurality of stepped projections including at least three riser surfaces, the plurality of stepped projections arranged in a plurality of rows that extend generally between the medial side and the lateral side, the plurality of stepped projections also arranged in a plurality of columns that extend generally between the forefoot portion and the lateral portion, the plurality of stepped projections being spaced apart from each other within the plurality of rows and within the plurality of columns. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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