Patent ID: 11937664
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a first midsole portion including a first sidewall;
a second midsole portion including a second sidewall; and
a sheet including a mesh textile having overlapping members defining a woven or knit structure and forming a plurality of passages at least 0.5 mm in length in a largest dimension, the sheet having (i) a first sheet portion disposed between the first midsole portion and the second midsole portion and including post-processed apertures defined by removing a portion of the mesh textile from the first sheet portion, the post-processed apertures having a width ranging from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm and including a first post-processed aperture disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure, a second post-processed aperture disposed in a mid-foot region of the sole structure, and a third post-processed aperture disposed in a heel region of the sole structure and (ii) a second sheet portion extending from the first sidewall and the second sidewall and at least partially over the second sidewall, the first midsole portion bonded to the second midsole portion through the post-processed apertures.