Nike patents shoe sole with cone and radial grip patterns
Nike has filed a patent for a shoe sole design that features a conical grip element in the front foot area. This cone is surrounded by three elongated traction elements arranged in a radial or arcuate pattern to provide grip.
In the filing’s own words
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first conical traction element disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure. The sole structure also includes a first elongate traction element, a second elongate traction element, and a third elongate traction element arranged in a radial pattern around the first conical traction element within the forefoot region.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A sole structure for an article of footwear, the sole structure comprising: a first elongate traction element, a second elongate traction element, and a third elongate traction element each disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure and arranged in an arcuate pattern; and a first conical traction element disposed within the forefoot region, adjacent to a medial side of the sole structure, and aligned with one of the first elongate traction element, the second elongate traction element, and the third elongate traction element.
Facts
- Company
- Nike (NIKE, Inc.)
- Official title
- SOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR
- Publication number
- US20260283311A1
- Application number
- 19695627
- Filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
A43C 15/162 Human necessitiesA43C 15/02 Human necessitiesMore from Nike in Clothing & sport
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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