Sole Structures With Regionally Applied Auxetic Openings And Siping

摘要

A sole structure for an article of footwear can include auxetic openings and sipes. The auxetic openings and sipes may be applied in a regional manner to achieve different characteristics for the sole structure in the different regions.

主权项

1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, comprising:
a first region and a second region, the first region being disposed adjacent to the second region; a first set of openings arranged in an auxetic configuration, the first set of openings being disposed in the first region; a first set of sole portions bounding the first set of openings; a set of sipes disposed in the second region, the set of sipes dividing the second region into a second set of sole portions; wherein every sole portion in the first set of sole portions is continuously connected to at least one other sole portion in the first set of sole portions by a junction; and wherein every sole portion in the second set of sole portions is separated from any adjacent sole portion by a sipe from the set of sipes.