Patent ID: 9149088
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole structure including a partially rigid plate that extends across a substantial majority of a bottom surface of the sole structure, the sole structure having a forward edge, a rearward edge disposed opposite the forward edge, and a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the sole structure, including a center of the rearward edge and a center of the forward edge, and dividing the sole structure into a medial side and a lateral side; a first group of traction elements disposed on the bottom surface; a second group of traction elements integrally formed with the plate on the bottom surface; the second group of traction elements comprising a plurality of medial rotational cleats including at least a first medial rotational cleat and a second medial rotational cleat, wherein the first medial rotational cleat is spaced entirely apart from the second medial rotational cleat; each of the first medial rotational cleat and the second medial rotational cleat comprising: wherein the first group of traction elements are disposed on a lateral side of the sole structure and the second group of traction elements are disposed substantially on a medial side of the sole structure.