Reebok International Limited

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an outsole to engage the ground, a midsole disposed above the outsole to support a foot of a wearer, and a heel support member disposed between the midsole and the outsole in a heel region of the sole. The sole includes a plurality of heel air chambers bounded by the midsole and the heel support member in the heel region of the sole. The heel air chambers are fluidly connected by a heel channel. The sole includes a plurality of sole air chambers bounded by a bottom surface of the midsole and an upper surface of the outsole. The sole air chambers are arranged from the heel region of the sole to a forefoot region. The sole includes a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the plurality of sole air chambers.

The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear having an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an insole for receiving a foot of a wearer and a sole member disposed below the insole to support the foot of the wearer. The sole member includes a web extending along a length of the sole and a plurality of pillars projecting upwardly from the web toward the insole. The plurality of pillars each include a curved sidewall and a lid extending from an upper end of the curved sidewall. The curved sidewall and the lid define a cavity. The web and the plurality of pillars of the sole member are unitary and made of an elastomeric material that allows the pillars to flex or deform at a compressed state and return to an upright position at a relaxed state.

A method of manufacturing a knit article having a reflective yarn. The method includes knitting an article using a first yarn, and knitting a reflective yarn into a first region of the article using a float plaiting stitch. The method further includes cutting the article incorporating the reflective yarn according to a predetermined pattern to form a cut knit article having a first edge and an opposing second edge, and joining the first edge of the cut knit article to the second edge of the cut knit article.

A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole.

A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole.

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an outsole to engage the ground, a midsole disposed above the outsole to support a foot of a wearer, and a heel support member disposed between the midsole and the outsole in a heel region of the sole. The sole includes a plurality of heel air chambers bounded by the midsole and the heel support member in the heel region of the sole. The heel air chambers are fluidly connected by a heel channel. The sole includes a plurality of sole air chambers bounded by a bottom surface of the midsole and an upper surface of the outsole. The sole air chambers are arranged from the heel region of the sole to a forefoot region. The sole includes a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the plurality of sole air chambers.

A sole for an article of footwear including a midsole formed of a resilient material, the midsole having a plurality of holes extending transversely therethrough from a medial sidewall of the midsole to a lateral sidewall of the midsole, and a resilient tube disposed within each of the holes, the resilient tube having a wall thickness that varies in the transverse direction.