Patent ID: 9585434
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper having an outwardly facing surface, and an inwardly facing surface opposite the outwardly facing surface, wherein the upper further includes a first aperture; a sole structure secured to the upper; a projection member system including a base layer and a first projection member; wherein the base layer comprises a peripheral portion extending around a perimeter of the first base, and an interior portion surrounded by the peripheral portion, wherein the base layer further includes a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first projection member is integrally formed with the base layer; wherein the first projection member has a distal projecting portion that extends away from the first side and a proximal projecting portion that extends away from the second side; wherein the distal projecting portion is disposed in the first aperture extending distally away from the outwardly facing surface of the upper; wherein the peripheral portion of the base layer is attached to the upper; wherein the projection member system has a first configuration where a proximal end of the first projection member is disposed a first distance from the inwardly facing surface of the upper, and a second configuration where the proximal end of the first projection member is disposed a second distance from the inwardly facing surface of the upper, and the second distance being greater than the first distance; wherein the peripheral portion of the base layer contacts the inwardly facing surface in the first configuration and the second configuration; wherein the interior portion of the base layer moves further from the inwardly facing surface when moving from the first configuration to the the second configuration.