US 12,167,767 B2
Sole structure for article of footwear
Yuchung K. Chen, Portland, OR (US); Joël Ryp Greenspan, Portland, OR (US); Oliver McLachlan, Beaverton, OR (US); Stuart Reinhardt, Portland, OR (US); and Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,640.
Application 18/295,640 is a continuation of application No. 17/029,545, filed on Sep. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,700,909.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,831, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232940 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/125 (2013.01) [A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a midsole having a medial edge and a lateral edge;
a bottom plate secured to the midsole; and
a first lower rib extending from the medial edge to the lateral edge of the midsole, the first lower rib including a first lateral portion extending at least to the lateral edge and a first medial portion extending at least to the medial edge, wherein the first lower rib is coupled to the bottom plate by only two linking members and wherein an entirety of the first lower rib is spaced apart from a bottom surface of the bottom plate by the two linking members.