Patent ID: 11896084
Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear defining a forefoot region with a toe end, a midfoot region, and a hindfoot region with a heel end, the article of footwear comprising:
an upper extending from the toe end to the heel end and defining a heel, a medial quarter, a lateral quarter, a vamp and a toe cage, the upper comprising an outer shell and an inner lining, the inner lining defining a continuous surface;
a mesh footbed comprising a mesh material extending from the hindfoot region to the forefoot region, the footbed and upper forming a foot cavity operable to house a foot of a wearer;
an insole disposed within the foot cavity and over and in contact with the mesh footbed;
a discontinuous print layer applied to each of the insole and the inner lining of the upper, the discontinuous print layer comprising a plurality of system reactive components selectively engaged in response to conditions present within the foot cavity; and
a sole structure oriented below the mesh footbed, the sole structure comprising a first midsole and a second midsole, wherein:
the first midsole includes a plurality of first openings extending through the first midsole, the second midsole includes a plurality of second openings extending through the second midsole; and
each first opening is aligned with a corresponding second opening to form a combined opening that extends through the sole structure to the mesh footbed such that the mesh material of the mesh footbed is visible through each combined opening at a bottom exterior surface of the sole structure and the sole structure is configured to permit airflow into the foot cavity that is effective to recharge a system reactive component within the discontinuous print layer;

wherein the second midsole includes further openings that extend through the second midsole and that do not align with any first opening in the first midsole.