Patent ID: 11957208
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
an outsole component including: (a) a first material having a first hardness, wherein the first material forms a majority of a ground-contacting surface of the outsole component; and (b) a second material having a second hardness, wherein the second hardness is at least 15 Shore A hardness points higher than the first hardness, and wherein the second material extends from the first material and forms a portion of the ground-contacting surface of the outsole component; and
a first traction element pattern provided on the ground-contacting surface of the outsole component, the first traction element pattern including: (i) a first plurality of traction elements arranged in a first ring around a first center, (ii) a second plurality of traction elements arranged in a second ring around and adjacent the first ring, and (iii) a third plurality of traction elements arranged in a third ring around and adjacent the second ring;
a midsole component located opposite the ground-contacting surface of the outsole component;
wherein the outsole component includes an outsole sidewall extending from the ground-contacting surface, the outsole sidewall extending continuously from: (i) a forefoot lateral side location of the sole structure to (ii) a forefoot or midfoot medial side location of the sole structure around a forward toe region of the sole structure, wherein the outsole sidewall includes a medial sidewall top edge, and wherein the medial sidewall top edge includes a plurality of medial recesses extending toward the ground-contacting surface, and
wherein the midsole component includes a lateral sidewall of the sole structure rearward of a lateral side end of the outsole sidewall located at the forefoot lateral side location of the sole structure, wherein the lateral sidewall includes a lateral sidewall top edge, and wherein the lateral sidewall top edge includes a plurality of lateral recesses extending toward the ground-contacting surface.