Footwear including multi-level support member

Inventor: Jean-Luc Diard (Annecy, FR)

Assignee: DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION

A43B13/026 A43B13/125 A43B13/141 A43B13/143 A43B13/187 A43B13/223

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Patent No.: US 12708174
App. No.: 18/605,815
Granted: Aug 18, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An article of footwear including an upper, a sole attached to the upper, and a support member on the sole, where the support member includes a body having a medial member and a lateral member and at least a part of one of the medial member and the lateral member are at a height that is different than a height of a part of the other of the medial member and the lateral member.

Claims (12)

1 . An article of footwear comprising:

an upper;

a sole attached to said upper; and

a support member on said sole, said support member including body having a front end and an opposing rear end, said support member further including a medial member, a central member and a lateral member, wherein said medial member, said central member and said lateral member have free unattached ends at said front end of said body and free unattached ends at said rear end of said body, wherein said free unattached ends at said front end of said body and at said rear end of said body are separated from each other,

wherein a height above an underlying surface of said central member at said front end of said body is different than heights above said underlying surface of said medial member and said lateral member at said front end of said body, and wherein a height above said underlying surface of said central member at said rear end of said body is different than heights above said underlying surface of said medial member and said lateral member at said rear end of said body.

2 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , wherein said middle part of each of said medial member and said lateral member has a radius of curvature, said radius of curvature of said middle part of said medial member being greater than a radius of curvature of said middle part of said lateral member.

3 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , further comprising a cushion member on at least a portion of said support member.

4 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , wherein said body includes at least one opening.

5 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , wherein said body includes a plurality of openings, said openings being spaced from each other.

6 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , wherein said medial member and said lateral member each include a protruding member to provide additional rigidity to said medial member and said lateral member.

7 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , further comprising a first attachment member and a second attachment member, said first and second attachment members being attached to said medial member and said lateral member to connect said medial member and said lateral member together.

8 . The article of footwear of claim 1 , further comprising a medial side support extending from said medial member and at least partially along said sole and a lateral side support extending from said lateral member and at least partially along said sole.