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US 9,775,401 · App. 14/598,406 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

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

Inventors: Tory M. Cross (Portland, OR); Daniel A. Podhajny (Beaverton, OR)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
A43B13/02A43B1/04A43B13/12A43B13/223A43B23/0245A43C15/16D04B1/22D10B2501/043
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Patent No.
US 9,775,401
App. No.
14/598,406
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (16)

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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one-piece outsole comprises fusible yarn.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein one-piece knit outsole further comprises a first yarn and a second yarn.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ground-engaging cleat member is reinforced.

5. A method of making a sole system for an article of footwear, the method comprising:

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.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one-piece knitted component comprises fusible yarn.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the knitted component further comprises a first yarn and a second yarn.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one ground-engaging cleat member is reinforced.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the ground-engaging cleat members are configured to penetrate into a ground surface adjacent to the sole system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: CROSS, TORY M.; PODHAJNY, DANIEL A.
To: NIKE, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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