Watersport boot
AssigneeZhik Pty Ltd
InventorsAndrue Kerr, Bartosz Milczarczyk
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Abstract
A footwear article for watersports comprising a sole, a vamp in connection with the sole and an upper fixed with the vamp and the sole. A lacing system disposed on the upper, the lacing system comprises a lace, a first set of anchor points and a second set of anchor points. Said lacing system is disposed on an outer side of the upper and configured such that the lace crosses over itself fewer than six times between anchor points in the closed configuration; and wherein at least one of the vamp and the upper comprises a textured surface, and an upper comprises a strap adapted to extend around at least the perimeter of the upper.
Claims21
A footwear article for watersports comprising;
- a sole, a vamp in connection with the sole and an upper fixed with the vamp and the sole;
- a lacing system disposed on the upper, the lacing system comprises a lace, a first set of anchor points and a second set of anchor points;
- said lacing system is disposed on an outer side of the upper and configured such that the lace crosses over itself fewer than six times between anchor points in the closed configuration;
- at least one of the vamp and the upper comprises a textured surface, and an upper comprises a strap adapted to extend around at least the outer side and an inner side of the upper;
- the upper is formed with a first protrusion and a second protrusion adapted to form a strap guide, in which at least one of the first protrusion and the second protrusion is a bead, such that the strap guide is adapted to restrict movement of the strap in a direction parallel to the upper while allowing the strap to be free of the strap guide perpendicular to the upper;
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- wherein the first protrusion is positioned on the front of the upper and the second protrusion is formed on the rear of the upper, each of the first protrusion and second protrusion being positioned above a midway point between the sole and the top edge of the upper, such that the lace system is positioned between the first and second protrusions.
A footwear article comprising;
- a sole connected to an upper forming a boot;
- the upper defining an opening into a cavity of the boot for receiving a foot of a user;
- a top surface of the boot comprising a textured surface;
- a strap is mounted on the upper, in which the strap is adapted to extend around at least the perimeter of the upper;
- the upper is formed with a first protrusion and a second protrusion adapted to form a strap guide, in which at least one of the first protrusion and the second protrusion is a bead, such that the strap guide is adapted to restrict movement of the strap in a direction parallel to the upper while allowing the strap to be free of the strap guide perpendicular to the upper;
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- wherein the first protrusion is positioned on the front of the upper and the second protrusion is formed on the rear of the upper such that a lace system is positioned between the first and second protrusions, in which the lace system is disposed on the outer side of the boot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.