Patent ID: 9615626
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising: a plate member including a first side and a second side; a plurality of segmented portions attached to the second side of the plate member, wherein the plurality of segmented portions are configured to contact a ground surface, and the plurality of segmented portions being separated by a plurality of outwardly extending flexing regions; a central flexing region extending from a forefoot portion of the sole structure to a heel portion of the sole structure, the central flexing region being exposed along a forward edge of the sole structure, the central flexing region also being exposed along a rearward edge of the sole structure, the central flexing region separating the plurality of segmented portions into a first set of segmented portions and a second set of segmented portions, the first set of segmented portions having a greater number of segmented portions than the second set of segmented portions; the central flexing region further including a medial arch region, the medial arch region separating a forefoot set of segmented portions from a heel set of segmented portions, the medial arch region extending to a midfoot edge of the sole structure, and the medial arch region being substantially wider than each of the plurality of outwardly extending flexing regions; the plurality of segmented portions being further separated by a plurality of outwardly extending flexing regions, wherein the plurality of outwardly extending regions extend from the central flexing region to side edges of the sole structure; and wherein the plate member includes a plurality of side sections extending from an outer periphery of the plate member, the plurality of side sections presenting a sidewall portion.