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Nike s patent rights in the original waffle trainer have since expired due to the limited duration of the monopoly that comes with patent protection but the sportswear giant maintains other rights in the. In the 1950 s challenging the accepted notions of traction cushioning biomechanics and even of.
It was actually developed as an experiment with a waffle iron by bill bowerman.
Nike waffle trainer 1974. Nike running nike waffle trainer purpose. Nike running news the nike waffle trainer was an early running shoe that first released in 1974. It was a very simple shoe with a waffle iron outsole for traction.
It was actually developed as an experiment with a waffle iron by bill bowerman. Waffle trainer when nike co founder bill bowerman poured a urethane mixture into his wife s waffle iron it turned into a flexible shock absorbent material that he cut into a shoe sole. The sole s design was inspired by his wife s waffle iron which bill subsequently ruined while using it to form his experimental rubber soles.
Bowerman received his shoe patent number 3 793 750 on february 26 1974 and nike began producing the waffle trainers the same year. Object name shoes pair of date made ca 1979. Waffle trainer when nike co founder bill bowerman poured a urethane mixture into his wife s waffle iron it turned into a flexible shock absorbent material that he cut into a shoe sole.
After the waffle trainer cushioning on athletic shoes was de rigeur and other shoemakers unrolled similarly shock absorbent soles. 3 793 750 was granted on february 26 1974 and nike had the green light to begin producing the waffle trainers en masse. Nike s patent rights in the original waffle trainer have since expired due to the limited duration of the monopoly that comes with patent protection but the sportswear giant maintains other rights in the.
Nike s waffle trainer debuted in 1974. The rubber spikes didn t tear up the track and the shoe worked for every type of surface it would adapt to the surface you were running reames says. 1974 original nike waffle trainers sneakers.
Long before his sneaker empire days nike co founder bill bowerman was the university of oregon s track coach where he notched four ncaa track titles and coached sixteen sub four minute milers. In the 1950 s challenging the accepted notions of traction cushioning biomechanics and even of. Nike s first pair of running shoes may never have taken form if not for one particular breakfast food.
Learn the history of the waffle trainer. Waffle trainer came out in 74 they were the first nike shoes sold to america blue and yellow. Just came across your thread.
I have an original pair of the 1974 nike oregon waffle. Vintage 1977 nike waffle trainer description. The previous model to the 1974 waffle trainer was a very functional shoe.
By improving it and making minor changes more suited to training resulted in the waffle trainer. The toe is renforced with sewn on suede and by spreading the midsole out toward the end the shoe gained.