Patent ID: 9138027
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper configured to receive a foot; and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including: a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate; and a plurality of elongate support members extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion of the first ground engaging member, and extending horizontally away from the side portion of the first ground engaging member; wherein the first ground engaging member has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that is substantially elongate; wherein three support members of the plurality of support members are unevenly spaced about the first ground engaging member; wherein the bottom surface of the baseplate between the three unevenly spaced support members is devoid of additional support members; wherein the three support members are independent of other ground engaging members extending from the baseplate; wherein the side portion of the first ground engaging member is exposed between the three unevenly spaced support members; wherein a first support member of the three unevenly spaced support members has a height extending downward in a first direction, a width, a length that is longer than the width, and a longitudinal axis extending along a centerline of the first support member along the length of the first support member; and wherein the height of the first support member tapers along the length of the first support member from a first height proximate the side portion of the first ground engaging member to a second smaller height distal to the side portion of the first ground engaging member, such that the first support member tapers to a point on the bottom surface of the baseplate.