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US 10,568,386 B2Granted
Adjustable heel support member for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorSergio Cavaliere
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Abstract
An adjustable heel support member includes a base portion and an extended portion. The extended portion comprises a lateral portion, a medial portion and a rearward portion. The heel support member further includes a fastening member that can be used to adjust the lateral portion, the medial portion and the rearward portion to resize the heel support member. In some cases, the fastening member may be an elastic ring.
Claims18
A heel closure apparatus for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a heel cup comprising a medial lobe, a lateral lobe, and a central lobe;
- a fastener receiving portion disposed at a distal end of the central lobe, the fastener receiving portion comprising a fastener receiving body and defining at least one guide channel extending through the fastener receiving body from a medial side of the fastener receiving portion to a lateral side of the fastener receiving portion;
- a medial hook disposed at a distal end of the medial lobe;
- a lateral hook disposed at a distal end of the lateral lobe;
- a fastener extending through the at least one guide channel, wherein:
- a medial portion of the fastener extends outwardly from the at least one guide channel and toward the medial lobe;
- a lateral portion of the fastener extends outwardly from the at least one guide channel and toward the lateral lobe;
- the fastener is configured to be captured and retained by at least one of the medial hook or the lateral hook;
- a hook guard disposed proximate and spaced apart from a corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook, wherein the hook guard is t-shaped with a first ramp portion and a cross-bar;
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- wherein at least one of the medial hook or the lateral hook includes a second ramp portion that connects an anterior edge of a corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook to an outward-facing surface of the corresponding one of the medial lobe or the lateral lobe, wherein a ramp height of the second ramp portion of at least one of the medial hook or the lateral hook is greatest proximate the anterior edge of the corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper;
- a sole structure coupled to the upper;
- a heel cup including:
- a base portion disposed between the upper and the sole structure such that the base portion is sandwiched between the upper and the sole structure;
- a medial lobe extending from the base portion;
- a lateral lobe extending from the base portion, wherein each of the medial lobe and the lateral lobe is at a heel portion of the article of footwear;
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- a central lobe extending from the base portion;
- a fastener receiving portion coupled to the central lobe, the fastener receiving portion defining at least one guide channel, the at least one guide channel being configured to receive a fastener;
- a medial hook coupled to the medial lobe, the medial hook being configured to capture the fastener;
- a lateral hook coupled to the lateral lobe, the lateral hook being configured to capture the fastener;
- a hook guard disposed proximate and spaced apart from a corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook, wherein the hook guard is t-shaped with a first ramp portion and a cross-bar;
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- wherein at least one of the medial hook or the lateral hook includes a second ramp portion that connects an anterior edge of a corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook to an outward-facing surface of the corresponding one of the medial lobe or the lateral lobe, a ramp height of the second ramp portion of at least one of the medial hook or the lateral hook is greatest proximate the anterior edge of the corresponding one of the medial hook or the lateral hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.