Patent ID: 8973290
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A43B,A43C,B29D,B29K

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component comprising: a baseplate having a bottom surface; an arrangement of ground engaging members extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate; a reinforcing shank arrangement including a plurality of reinforcing strips formed of a different material than portions of the baseplate adjacent the reinforcing strips, the plurality of reinforcing strips including a first reinforcing strip and a second reinforcing strip arranged to cross at an intersection forming an X-configuration, the plurality of reinforcing strips further including a third reinforcing strip extending from the intersection of the first reinforcing strip and the second reinforcing strip into an area between the first reinforcing strip and the second reinforcing strip.