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US 11,253,027 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.
Claims20
A heel closure apparatus for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a heel cup comprising a side lobe and a central lobe;
- a first fastener receiving portion disposed at a distal end of the side lobe;
- a second fastener receiving portion disposed at a distal end of the central lobe, the second 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 second fastener receiving portion to a lateral side of the second fastener receiving portion, and the at least one guide channel is sized to receive a fastener;
- the fastener is configured to be captured and retained by the first fastener receiving portion;
- a guard disposed proximate the first fastener receiving portion;
- wherein the guard defines a first ramp portion and a cross-bar coupled to the first ramp portion;
- wherein the first fastener receiving portion includes a second ramp portion that connects an anterior edge of the first fastener receiving portion to an outward-facing surface of the side lobe;
- and
- wherein a ramp height of the second ramp portion of the first fastener receiving portion is greatest proximate the anterior edge of the first fastener receiving portion.
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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 side lobe extending from the base portion, wherein the side lobe is at a heel portion of the article of footwear;
- a central lobe extending from the base portion;
- a first fastener receiving portion coupled to the side lobe, the side lobe being configured to capture a fastener;
- a second fastener receiving portion coupled to the central lobe, the second fastener receiving portion defining at least one guide channel, the at least one guide channel being configured to receive the fastener;
- a guard disposed proximate and spaced apart from the first fastener receiving portion;
- wherein the guard includes a first ramp portion and a cross-bar coupled to the first ramp portion;
- wherein the first fastener receiving portion includes a second ramp portion that connects an anterior edge of the first fastener receiving portion to an outward-facing surface of the side lobe;
- and
- wherein a ramp height of the second ramp portion of the first fastener receiving portion is greatest proximate the anterior edge of the first fastener receiving portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.