Patent ID: 11877619
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A footwear sole comprising:
at least a first support structure, at least a second support structure, and at least a third support structure;
the first support structure comprising, a first tubular body including a first wall that at least partially encloses a first hollow cavity and that extends circumferentially around the first hollow cavity, the first tubular body having a first reference axis; the first tubular body comprising a first end and a second end spaced apart from one another in a first axial direction; and the first wall comprising a first exterior surface facing away from the first hollow cavity and a first interior surface facing towards the first hollow cavity;
the second support structure comprising, a second tubular body including a second wall that at least partially encloses a second hollow cavity and that extends circumferentially around the second hollow cavity, the second tubular body having a second reference axis; the second tubular body comprising a third end and a fourth end spaced apart from one another in a second axial direction; and the second wall comprising a second exterior surface facing away from the second hollow cavity and a second interior surface facing towards the second hollow cavity;
the third support structure comprising, a third tubular body including a third wall that at least partially encloses a third hollow cavity and that extends circumferentially around the third hollow cavity, the third tubular body comprising a fifth end and a sixth end that are spaced apart from one another in a third axial direction;
the first support structure and the second support structure arranged end-to-end, such that the first end of the first support structure is coupled with the third end of the second support structure;
the first support structure and the second support structure being offset from one another, such that the first reference axis and the second reference axis are parallel to, and not coaxial with, one another;
a portion of the first exterior surface continuous with, and transitioning uninterruptedly into, a portion of the second interior surface;
a portion of the first interior surface continuous with, and transitioning uninterruptedly into, a portion of the second exterior surface; and
the third wall of the third support structure comprising a third exterior surface facing away from the third hollow cavity and a third interior surface facing towards the third hollow cavity, wherein a second portion of the first exterior surface is continuous with a portion of the third exterior surface, and wherein the second portion of the first exterior surface and the portion of the third exterior surface comprise a continuous closed chain surface.