Patent ID: 9549590
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A43B,B29C,B29D

Claim:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an upper; a sole structure; wherein the sole structure comprises a sole component, the sole component being a single monolithic layer of sole material, wherein the sole component has an inner surface and an opposite-facing outer surface, wherein the sole component at least partially comprises an auxetic structure, wherein the sole component includes a plurality of inner recesses formed on the inner surface of the sole component, the plurality of inner recesses comprising at least a first inner recess; wherein the sole component includes a plurality of outer recesses formed on the outer surface of the sole component, the plurality of outer recesses comprising at least a first outer recess; wherein the first inner recess and the first outer recess are generally aligned in a vertical direction; wherein the first inner recess is spaced apart from the first outer recess by an interior region of the sole component, the interior region having a thickness that extends in the vertical direction between a first interior surface associated with an apex of the first outer recess; and wherein the plurality of inner recesses and the plurality of outer recesses are arranged on the sole structure to provide the sole component with the auxetic structure.