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US 12,245,664 B2Granted
Article of footwear having an upper
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorYen Lin Lee
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Abstract
An article of footwear, the article including a sole structure and an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure. The upper including an opening and a closure system, wherein the closure system includes at least one first sheet and a plurality of second sheets. The at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets being interleaved.
Claims19
An article of footwear, the article comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure, the upper including an opening and a closure system, wherein the closure system comprises:
- a multi-sheet layer having at least one first sheet, and a plurality of second sheets, wherein the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets are interleaved,
- an inner film and an outer film wherein the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets are enclosed by the outer film and the inner film, and
- one or more sets of foam components located on a top surface of one or more of the at least one first sheet or the plurality of second sheets and configured to provide a layer of separation between the multi-sheet layer and the inner film and outer film.
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An article of footwear, the article comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure, the upper including an opening, and a closure system,
- wherein the closure system includes:
- at least one first sheet,
- a plurality of second sheets, wherein the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets are interleaved,
- an outer film and an inner film comprising one or more pleats, the outer film and the inner film enclosing the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets;
- a valve, and
- a pressure source removably coupled to the valve,
- wherein the closure system is configured to transition between a first configuration a second configuration, and wherein in the first configuration the outer film and the inner film are compressed, the one or more pleats of the outer film and inner film are straightened, and the at least one first sheet slides in multiple directions outwardly and the plurality of second sheets stretch vertically upon insertion of a foot into the article of footwear.
7 more elements
An article of footwear, the article comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure, the upper including an opening, and a closure system, wherein the closure system includes a multi-sheet layer comprising:
- at least one first sheet,
- a plurality of second sheets, wherein the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets are interleaved, wherein the at least one each of the plurality of first sheet includes a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, wherein the first area is more elastic than the second area, and wherein each of the plurality of second sheets includes a first area and a second area, wherein for a given second sheet, the first area is positioned closer to a lateral side of the article of footwear than the second area,
- an outer film and an inner film enclosing the at least one first sheet and the plurality of second sheets;
- and
- one or more sets of foam components located on a top surface of one or more of the at least one first sheet or the plurality of second sheets and configured to provide a layer of separation between the multi-sheet layer and the inner film and outer film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.