IP Library Granted Patent US 12,178,293
Granted Patent B2
US 12,178,293 · App. 17/936,154 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Cleat structure for article of footwear

Inventors: Matthew Chua (Hillsboro, OR); Oliver McLachlan (Beaverton, OR); Christian Alexander Steinbeck (Portland, OR); Kristin Yetman (Portland, OR)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
A43C15/161A43B13/122A43B13/223
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Patent No.
US 12,178,293
App. No.
17/936,154
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a baseplate defining a ground-contacting surface of the sole structure and at least two ground-engaging members extending from the ground-contacting surface. The at least two ground-engaging members including a first portion and a second portion, the first portions of the ground-engaging members being connected to one another by a bridge formed separately from the baseplate.

Claims (24)

1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:

a baseplate defining a ground-contacting surface of the sole structure; and

at least two ground-engaging members extending from the ground-contacting surface and including a first portion, a second portion, a first side, and a second side, the first portions of the ground-engaging members being connected to one another by a bridge formed separately from the baseplate, each of the second portions of the ground-engaging members having an aperture that receives a respective one of the first portions of the ground-engaging members, the first portion exposed at the first side of the ground-engaging member at the aperture and enclosed by the second portion at the second side of the ground-engaging member.

2. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are integrally formed with the bridge.

3. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are formed from a different material than a material forming the baseplate.

4. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the second portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are formed from the same material as a material forming the baseplate.

5. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the second portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are integrally formed with the baseplate.

6. The sole structure of claim 1 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members include a first leg extending substantially perpendicular to the ground-contacting surface and a second leg extending from the first leg.

7. The sole structure of claim 6 , wherein the second leg extends substantially perpendicular to the first leg.

8. The sole structure of claim 6 , wherein the second leg extends substantially parallel to the ground-contacting surface.

9. The sole structure of claim 6 , wherein the second leg defines a distal end of the at least two ground-engaging members, the distal end extending beyond an end of the second portion.

10. An article of footwear incorporating the sole structure of claim 1 .

11. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:

a baseplate defining a ground-contacting surface of the sole structure; and

at least two ground-engaging members extending from the ground-contacting surface and including a first portion, a second portion, a first side, and a second side, the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members being connected to one another by a bridge with the ground-contacting surface extending (i) between and separating the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members and (ii) substantially parallel to the bridge, each of the second portions of the ground-engaging members having an aperture that receives a respective one of the first portions of the ground-engaging members, the first portion exposed at the first side of the ground-engaging member at the aperture and enclosed by the second portion at the second side of the ground-engaging member.

12. The sole structure of claim 11 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are integrally formed with the bridge.

13. The sole structure of claim 11 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are formed from a different material than a material forming the baseplate.

14. The sole structure of claim 11 , wherein the second portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are formed from the same material as a material forming the baseplate.

15. The sole structure of claim 11 , wherein the second portions of the at least two ground-engaging members are integrally formed with the baseplate.

16. The sole structure of claim 11 , wherein the first portions of the at least two ground-engaging members include a first leg extending substantially perpendicular to the ground-contacting surface and a second leg extending from the first leg.

17. The sole structure of claim 16 , wherein the second leg extends substantially perpendicular to the first leg.

18. The sole structure of claim 16 , wherein the second leg extends substantially parallel to the ground-contacting surface.

19. The sole structure of claim 16 , wherein the second leg defines a distal end of the at least two ground-engaging members, the distal end extending beyond an end of the second portion.

20. An article of footwear incorporating the sole structure of claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: CHUA, MATTHEW; MCLACHLAN, OLIVER; STEINBECK, CHRISTIAN ALEXANDER; YETMAN, KRISTIN
To: NIKE, INC.
Reel/Frame 061478/0868 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63251447 · Oct 1, 2021
Related Publication 20230108700A1 · Apr 6, 2023