Article having sole assembly with cleats

摘要

An article of footwear has a sole assembly that is further comprised of a chassis, a reinforcing member and a forefoot plate. The reinforcing member includes lateral and medial forefoot portions that fit with corresponding recesses in the forefoot plate and the reinforcing member in the forefoot region of the chassis. The reinforcing member includes a central portion that figs with a corresponding recess in the heel region of the chassis. The chassis and the forefoot plate include ridges on their outer surfaces. Cleats extending from ridges in the forefoot of the chassis are vertically aligned with protrusions on ridges in the forefoot plate. The protrusions can help diffuse forces applied by the cleats against the inner components of the sole and foot to reduce point loading.

主权项

1. An article of footwear with an upper and a sole assembly, the upper having an inner void, and the sole assembly further comprising:
a chassis with a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the chassis further comprising;
an outer surface and an opposing inner surface, the inner surface being disposed closer to the inner void than the outer surface;a base;a lateral forefoot ridge protruding from the base on the outer surface of the chassis and extending longitudinally through the forefoot region of the chassis and proximate a lateral edge of the chassis;a medial forefoot ridge protruding from the base on the outer surface of the chassis and extending longitudinally through the forefoot region of the chassis and proximate a medial edge of the chassis;the lateral forefoot ridge including a plurality of lateral cleat protrusions and the medial forefoot ridge including a plurality of medial cleat protrusions on the outer surface of the chassis;the lateral forefoot ridge and the medial forefoot ridge merging in the midfoot region of the chassis to form a central ridge that extends through the midfoot region and through the heel region of the chassis;the lateral forefoot ridge forming a lateral forefoot recess on the inner surface of the chassis and the medial forefoot ridge forming a medial forefoot recess on the inner surface of the chassis;the central ridge forming a central recess on the inner surface of the chassis; a reinforcing member, further comprising:
a lateral forefoot portion filling in the lateral forefoot recess;a medial forefoot portion filling in the medial forefoot recess;a central portion filling in the central recess; and wherein the lateral forefoot portion and the medial forefoot portion extend to an anterior edge of the chassis.