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

Claim 4:
5. An interlocking braided shoe and midsole system comprising:
a midsole insert comprising a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, and a plurality of protruding studs extending from the bottom planar surface on at least a portion of the midsole insert; and
a braided upper comprising a first zone having a first braid density and at least partially forming a first plurality of apertures, and a second zone having a second braid density and at least partially forming a second plurality of apertures,
wherein the plurality of protruding studs extend through the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures below an exterior surface of the braided upper thereby coupling the midsole bottom planar surface with the braided upper and providing a ground-contact outer sole; and
wherein the first braid density is different than the second braid density, the first braid density comprising a wider braid on the bottom surface of the braided upper through which the plurality of protruding studs extend.