Patent ID: 11877619
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A support-structure arrangement for a footwear sole, the support-structure arrangement comprising:
at least a first support structure and at least a second support structure;
the first support structure comprising:
a first tubular body including a first wall that at least partially encloses a first hollow cavity and that extends circumferentially around the first hollow cavity, the first tubular body having a first reference axis;
the first tubular body comprising a first end and a second end that are spaced apart from one another in a first axial direction, wherein the first tubular body includes a first height from the first end to the second end;
the first wall curving inward as the first wall extends between the first end and the second end;
the first wall comprising a first exterior surface facing away from the first hollow cavity and a first interior surface facing towards the first hollow cavity;

the second support structure comprising:
a second tubular body including a second wall that at least partially encloses a second hollow cavity and that extends circumferentially around the second hollow cavity, the second tubular body having a second reference axis;
the second tubular body comprising a third end and a fourth end that are spaced apart from one another in a second axial direction, wherein the second tubular body includes a second height from the third end to the fourth end;
the second wall curving inward as the second wall extends between the third end and the fourth end;
the second wall comprising a second exterior surface facing away from the second hollow cavity and a second interior surface facing towards the second hollow cavity;

wherein the first support structure and the second support structure are arranged end-to-end, such that the second end is coupled with the third end;
wherein the first reference axis is offset from the second reference axis;
wherein a first portion of the first exterior surface is continuous with, and transitions uninterruptedly into, a second portion of the second interior surface; and
wherein a third portion of the first interior surface is continuous with, and transitions uninterruptedly into, a fourth portion of the second exterior surface.