Patent ID: 9289029
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A43B,B29D

Claim Text:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an outer sole assembly having a rear end and a front end, defining a length; a lateral side and a medial side, defining a width; and a ground-contacting free surface and a connection surface, defining a height, the connection surface designed to connect the outer sole assembly to a remainder of the article of footwear; the outer sole assembly including a core, the core being made of a first material; the first material of the core of the outer sole assembly comprising: a plate demarcating the connection surface; at least one boss projecting from the plate toward the free surface; the outer sole assembly further comprising an outer layer made of a second material, the first material having a hardness greater than a hardness of the second material; the outer layer at least partially demarcating the free surface of the outer sole assembly; the outer layer at least partially covering and directly contacting the plate and at least partially covering and contacting at least one of said at least one boss; the outer layer further comprising a peripheral lip extending along and beyond respective peripheries of a lateral side, a rear end, and a medial side of the core of the outer sole assembly; the peripheral lip being a flexible lip made of the second material.