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

Claim 0:
1. 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 slit defined completely through the outsole component and extending from an outermost lateral perimeter side edge of the outsole component to a first closed end located less than 25 mm from a medial sidewall of the sole structure.