Patent ID: 11969050
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear comprising:
a sole structure including:
a cushioning layer; and
a peripheral heel clip having a rear segment contacting a rear wall of the cushioning layer, a medial segment extending forward from the rear segment along a medial side wall of the cushioning layer, and a lateral segment extending forward from the rear segment along a lateral side wall of the cushioning layer;

wherein the medial segment has a concave outer side surface; and wherein the lateral segment has a concave outer side surface;
wherein the peripheral heel clip has an uppermost edge and a lowermost edge extending along the rear segment, the medial segment, and the lateral segment with the concave outer side surface of the medial segment and the concave outer side surface of the lateral segment between the uppermost edge and the lowermost edge; and
wherein the uppermost edge and the lowermost edge both extend along an outer surface of the cushioning layer at the medial segment and the lateral segment.