Patent ID: 9021720
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A43B,B29D

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear incorporating a sole structure, the sole structure comprising: a midsole formed from a polymer foam material; a fluid-filled chamber incorporated with the midsole, the fluid-filled chamber including: an outsole secured to at least one of the midsole and the fluid-filled chamber, the outsole forming at least part of a ground-contacting surface of the footwear; wherein the laterally-positioned indented area extends at least partially into the laterally-positioned aperture, and the medially-positioned indented area extends at least partially into the medially-positioned aperture, wherein the polymer foam material extends into and fills each of the laterally-positioned indented area and the medially-positioned indented area, wherein at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion forms an additional pair of indented areas spaced inward from the peripheral edge and extending into the chamber, the additional pair of indented areas being positioned in a heel-most region of the footwear, and wherein the tensile member further includes at least one recess, and each indented area of the additional pair of indented areas is located within a recess.