Patent ID: 11903442
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, the sole structure comprising:
a foam element having a top surface, a bottom surface formed on an opposite side of the foam element from the top surface, and a peripheral side surface extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, the foam element including (i) a first recess formed in one of the top surface or the bottom surface and extending from a first end to a second end, (ii) a second recess formed in the one of the top surface or the bottom surface and extending from a third end to a fourth end, (iii) a first opening extending from the peripheral side surface to the first recess between the first end and the second end to expose the first recess along one of a medial side or a lateral side of the foam element, (iv) a second opening extending from the peripheral side surface to the second recess between the third end and the fourth end to expose the second recess along the one of the medial side or the lateral side of the foam element, and (v) a peripheral wall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface between the first end and the second end to enclose the first recess along the other of the medial side or the lateral side of the foam element and between the third end and the fourth end to enclose the second recess along the other of the medial side or the lateral side;
a first cushion disposed within the first recess and (i) exposed by the first opening through the peripheral side surface on the one of the medial side or the lateral side and (ii) enclosed by the peripheral wall on the other of the medial side or the lateral side; and
a second cushion disposed within the second recess and (i) exposed by the second opening through the peripheral side surface on the one of the medial side or the lateral side and (ii) enclosed by the peripheral wall on the other of the medial side or the lateral side, the second cushion disposed closer to a heel region of the sole structure than the first cushion.