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US 11,998,084 B2Granted
Footwear article with wear guard
AssigneeFuerst Group, Inc.
InventorRory W. Fuerst
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Abstract
A footwear article is provided comprising an upper and a wear guard. In at least one example, the wear guard may be structured with bellows extending along an edge of a lacing structure of the footwear article, the bellows positioned between the lacing structure and a toe of the footwear article.
Claims20
A footwear article, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a wear guard structured with bellows, wherein the bellows extend along an edge of a lacing structure of the footwear article, the bellows positioned between the lacing structure and a toe of the footwear article, wherein a medial portion of the wear guard curves away from the toe of the footwear article.
A footwear article, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a wear guard structured with bellows, wherein the bellows extend along an edge of a lacing structure of the footwear article, the bellows positioned between the lacing structure and a toe of the footwear article,
- wherein the wear guard comprises a medial portion, a first wing, and a second wing,
- wherein the first wing and the second wing bend back away from the toe of the footwear article,
- wherein the wear guard comprises a first transition section positioned between the first wing and the medial portion of the wear guard,
- wherein the wear guard comprises a second transition section positioned between the second wing and the medial portion of the wear guard,
- wherein both the first transition section and the second transition section curve towards the toe of the footwear article, and
- wherein the first transition section and the second transition section of the wear guard are closer to the toe of the footwear article than the medial portion of the wear guard.
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A footwear article, comprising:
- an upper;
- and
- a wear guard structured with bellows, wherein the wear guard is positioned directly adjacent to a lacing structure of the footwear article, wherein the bellows extend along an edge of the lacing structure of the footwear article, the bellows positioned between the lacing structure and a toe of the footwear article, wherein the wear guard is a different material than a material of the upper, and wherein there is a gap between the wear guard and the toe of the footwear article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.