| US 7,546,695 B2 | ||
| Foot-support structures with additional shear support and products containing such support structures | ||
| Michael Aveni, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US); William J. Cass, Portland, Oreg. (US); Anthony C. Dean, Sherwood, Oreg. (US); Fred G. Fagergren, Hillsboro, Oreg. (US); Kurt Joseph Stockbridge, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US); and Randall Wyszynski, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 25, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/65,296. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0191162 A1, Aug. 31, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A61F 5/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—28 [36/30 R; 36/114; 36/140; 36/88; D2/964] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A footwear support element, comprising:
a base member including a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, wherein the base
member includes a first raised engagement structure extending from the first major surface;
an extending arm extending from the base member, wherein a free end of the extending arm includes a footwear-engaging region
for engaging a portion of a footwear structure; and
an impact-attenuating member including an opening defined therein, wherein at least a portion of the first major surface of
the base member is engaged with the impact-attenuating member;
wherein the extending arm extends through the opening, and wherein the first raised engagement structure extends into a first
groove or opening defined in the impact-attenuating member.
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