Article of footwear having an upper
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorYen Lin Lee
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Abstract
An article of footwear, the article having a sole structure; and an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure. The upper includes an opening and a closure system, wherein the closure system has one or more flexible bands and one or more gripping mats attached to the one or more flexible bands. The one or more gripping mats include a plurality of microlocks, an inner film and an outer film, with the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats enclosed between the outer film and the inner film, and a first set of foam elements located on top surfaces of the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats.
Claims20
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:
- one or more flexible bands and one or more gripping mats attached to the one or more flexible bands, the one or more gripping mats including a plurality of microlocks,
- an inner film and an outer film, wherein the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats are enclosed between the outer film and the inner film, and
- a first set of foam elements located on top surfaces of the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats.
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 first gripping mat including a plurality of microlocks,
- a second gripping mat including a plurality of microlocks, wherein the plurality of microlocks of the first gripping mat extend toward the plurality of microlocks of the second gripping mat,
- an inner film and an outer film, wherein the first gripping mat and the second gripping mat are enclosed between the outer film and the inner film,
- a first set of foam elements located on a top surface of the first gripping mat, and
- a second set of foam elements located between the first gripping mat and the second gripping mat;
- 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 closure system is relaxed, and in the second configuration, the closure system is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.