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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.05.2006 (43) Date of publication: 28.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/13 (21) Application number: 05758399.9 (22) Date of filing: 03.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A43B 17/18(2006.01) A43D 3/02(2006.01) A43B 9/08(2006.01) A43B 9/02(2006.01) A43B 9/12(2006.01) A43B 13/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/019488 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/120270 (22.12.2005 Gazette 2005/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 04.06.2004 US 860638 (71) Applicant: NIKE, INC. Beaverton, OR 97005-6453 (US)

(72) Inventors: STOCKBRIDGE, Kurt, Joseph Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (US) SAVAGE, Peter Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia 3113 (AU) MCDOWELL, Sean, Michael Portland, OR 97225 (US) LEE, Sung Yuan Lu-Kang town, Chang-Hua county (TW) HUANG, Shih-Chang Ang-Nang District (TW) HUANG, Tien Yuan Si-Hu town, Chan-Hua County (TW) (74) Representative: Tombling, Adrian George et al Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)