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US 10,206,458 B2Granted
Article of footwear with tongue including a plurality of loops
AssigneeConverse Inc.
InventorsBrodrick Foster, Aristides A. Membreño
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes an outsole and an upper positioned above the outsole and including an opening having opposed edges thereof. A plurality of eyelets extends along the opposed edges of the opening, and a tongue extends from the upper into the opening. A plurality of rows of loops is found on an upper surface of the tongue, with each row containing a plurality of loops, and each row being positioned between a pair of opposed eyelets.
Claims18
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including a longitudinally extending opening having opposed edges;
- a plurality of eyelets extending along the opposed edges of the opening;
- a tongue extending from the upper into the opening;
- and
- a plurality of rows of loops on an upper surface of the tongue, each row containing a plurality of loops, each loop in the respective row having an edge abutting an edge of an adjacent loop in the respective row, and each row positioned between a respective pair of opposed eyelets of the plurality of eyelets.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an outsole;
- an upper positioned above the outsole and including an opening having opposed edges;
- a plurality of eyelets extending along the opposed edges of the opening;
- a tongue extending upwardly from the upper into the opening and having a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a plurality of rows of loops on an upper surface of the tongue and extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tongue, each row containing a plurality of loops, each loop in the respective row having an edge abutting an edge of an adjacent loop in the respective row, and each row positioned between a respective pair of opposed eyelets of the plurality of eyelets,
- wherein the plurality of loops are formed in a plurality of columns, each column comprising a strip of material secured to the upper surface of the tongue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.