Foot support article

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole;
• an upper coupled to the sole to form a foot cavity configured to receive a foot of a person wearing the article of footwear, wherein the upper defines an outer surface, an inner surface, a forefoot region, a midfoot region oriented rearward of the forefoot region, an ankle region oriented rearward of the forefoot region, a tongue slot, a medial side and a lateral side;
• a plurality of aligned elongated channels arranged on the inner surface on the lateral side of the upper;
• a plurality of aligned tensioning straps inside the foot cavity and movably coupled to the upper, the tensioning straps being present within the midfoot region of the upper, each of the tensioning straps including a first end attached inside the foot cavity on a lower portion of the lateral side of the upper, a channel portion extending through and enclosed by a respective one of the elongated channels, a tongue portion extending across the tongue slot, and a second end positioned outside the foot cavity and engaging the outer surface of the upper on the medial side of the upper;
• and
• an adjustment tab in contact with the second end of each tensioning strap and disposed in the ankle region on the outer surface of the upper, the adjustment tab being operable to manipulate tension applied to the foot by the tensioning straps.

An article of footwear comprising:

• a sole;
• an upper coupled to the sole to form a foot cavity configured to receive a foot of a person wearing the article of footwear, wherein the upper defines an outer surface, an inner surface, a forefoot region, a midfoot region oriented rearward of the forefoot region, an ankle region oriented rearward of the forefoot region, a tongue slot, a first side and a second side;
• a plurality of side-by-side elongated channels positioned on the inner surface of the upper on the first side of the upper;
• a plurality of side-by-side tensioning members inside the foot cavity and movably coupled to the upper, the tensioning members being present within the midfoot region of the upper, the tensioning members including a first end attached inside the foot cavity on a lower portion of the first side of the upper, a channel portion extending through and enclosed within a respective one of the elongated channels, a tongue portion extending across the tongue slot, and a second end positioned outside the foot cavity and engaging the outer surface on the second side of the upper;
• and
• an adjustment member in contact with the second end of the tensioning members on the second side of the upper and moveable relative to the outer surface of the upper, the adjustment member being operable to manipulate tension applied to the foot by the tensioning members.