Footwear sole structure with compression grooves and nonlinear bending stiffness
US10986893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B5/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a sole plate that has a forefoot portion with a foot-facing surface. The sole plate has at least one groove extending at least partially transversely in the foot-facing surface. The at least one groove is open when the sole structure is dorsiflexed in a first portion of a flexion range, and closed when the sole structure is dorsiflexed in a second portion of the flexion range that includes flex angles greater than in the first portion of the flexion range.
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