Patent ID: 11877617
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An article of footwear comprising:
a first layer comprising a braided structure having an ankle opening, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, an internal cavity, a bottom surface, an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a braided configuration that defines a plurality of apertures located on the bottom surface of a braided upper and extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface;
a midsole coupled to the braided structure and comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of protruding studs extending from the bottom surface; and
a second layer coupled to at least one of the bottom surface and the plurality of protruding studs and providing 360-degree containment of at least one of the protruding studs of the plurality of protruding studs.