Patent ID: 11944152
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  C  Y | IPC A  B  C

Claim 0:
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising:
a plate comprising a first polyolefin resin, the plate having a first side and a second side and a perimeter, wherein the first side is configured to be ground-facing when the plate is a component of an article of footwear; and
an edge portion comprising a second polyolefin resin that is different from the first polyolefin resin, the edge portion disposed only on at least a portion of the perimeter in a plan view;
wherein the first polyolefin resin comprises a polymeric component comprising:
a polypropylene copolymer; and
an effective amount of a polymeric resin modifier; and
wherein the second polyolefin resin comprises a polymeric component that is substantially similar to the polymeric component of the first polyolefin resin, except the polymeric component of the second polyolefin resin comprises a greater concentration of the polymeric resin modifier than the polymeric component of the first polyolefin resin, such that a flexural modulus of the edge portion is at least 10 percent lower than a flexural modulus of the plate.