Patent ID: 11910882
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A track and field shoe, comprising:
an upper including a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion;
a sole structure attached to the upper and including a spike plate, wherein the spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, and a plurality of spikes, wherein the spikes are configured for penetrating a track surface, and wherein the spike plate is exposed between the spikes; and
a toe plate attached to an anterior portion of the toe box portion of the upper, wherein one or more portions of the toe plate are exposed from an exterior surface of the upper, wherein the toe plate comprises a first width measured at a midpoint of the height of the toe plate, wherein the spike plate comprises a second width measured at a widest part of the spike plate, wherein the first width of the toe plate is less than 75 percent of the second width of the spike plate, and wherein the spikes are spaced apart from the toe plate such that the toe plate is free of spikes and the spikes disengage the track surface when the toe plate contacts the track surface, and wherein an entirety of the toe plate is smooth.