Patent ID: 9668542
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. A sole structure comprising: a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region; the sole structure having a lateral edge and a medial edge, the sole structure further having a toe edge and a heel edge; a first plurality of sipes; a second plurality of sipes; the first plurality of sipes extending from the medial edge of the sole structure toward the lateral edge of the sole structure; each sipe of the first plurality of sipes extending from a first position along the medial edge to a second position between the medial edge and the lateral edge; the first position being located closer to the heel edge than the second position; the second plurality of sipes extending from the lateral edge of the sole structure toward the medial edge of the sole structure; each sipe of the second plurality of sipes extending from a third position along the lateral edge to a fourth position between the lateral edge and the medial edge; the third position being located closer to the heel edge than the fourth position; wherein the first plurality of sipes are located in the forefoot region, the midfoot region, and the heel region; and wherein the second plurality of sipes are located in the forefoot region, the midfoot region, and the heel region.