Patent ID: 11864621
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A sole structure of an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
an innermost outer region at least partially disposed along a longitudinal axis of the sole structure and having a first hardness;
an outermost outer region including a first outermost portion extending away from the longitudinal axis of the sole structure and being disposed along a lateral side of the sole structure, and a second outermost portion extending away from the longitudinal axis of the sole structure and being disposed along a medial side of the sole structure, the outermost outer region having a second hardness that is greater than the first hardness; and
an intermediate outer region including an intermediate portion disposed between the innermost outer region and the first outermost portion, the intermediate outer region having a third hardness that is greater than the first hardness and less than the second hardness, wherein the sole structure includes:
an outsole including the intermediate outer region and the outermost outer region and defining a first passage; and
a midsole including a first outer pad disposed within the first passage, the first outer pad including the innermost outer region, and
wherein the outsole includes:
an outsole base layer including the outermost outer region and at least one opening; and
an outsole insert layer including the intermediate outer region and at least one opening, wherein the at least one opening of the outsole base layer is aligned with the at least one opening of the outsole insert layer, and wherein the at least one opening is sized for receiving and permitting passage of the first outer pad.