Footwear with mountain goat traction elements
CA 2227108 A1 · Owner: Nike, Inc. · Inventors: Rask, Matthew Najeeb; Vannoy, Al; Stevenson, Pamela Jean
Overview
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Footwear intended primarily for outdoor use wherein a variety of ground, conditions are likely to be encountered has a sole with traction elements inspired by the hoof of a mountain goat. In several embodiments an interior region of the sole is, provided with a plurality of pairs of relatively soft protruding pods while a perimetric, region surrounding the interior region includes a plurality of relatively hard lugs provided on opposite sides of the pod pairs. The pods extend downwardly below the lugs such that they will make initial ground contact and compress. The compression cushions initial impact and increases the area of ground contact to improve traction on firm smooth surfaces. The …
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- Filed January 16, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 16, 2018.
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