Reinforcing Shank Arrangement for Footwear Sole Structure

摘要

An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface. The sole component may also include an arrangement of ground engaging members extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate. The baseplate may further include a reinforcing shank arrangement including a plurality of reinforcing strips formed of a different material than portions of the baseplate adjacent the reinforcing strips, wherein at least one of the reinforcing strips forms at least a portion of a base platform from which at least one of the ground engaging members extends.

主权项

1. An article of footwear, including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component comprising:
a baseplate having a bottom surface; and an arrangement of ground engaging members extending downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate; the baseplate further including a reinforcing shank arrangement including a plurality of reinforcing strips formed of a different material than portions of the baseplate adjacent the reinforcing strips, the plurality of reinforcing strips being exposed and forming outer surfaces of the sole component; wherein at least one of the reinforcing strips forms at least a portion of a base platform from which at least one of the ground engaging members extends; and wherein the reinforcing strip has a first width adjacent the base platform, and the base platform has a second width that is larger than the first width of the reinforcing strip.