Article of footwear having a harness system
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsKevin Fallon, Kort Neumann, Antonio Zea
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper that includes a heel end, a toe end, a medial side, and a lateral side. The upper defines a throat between the medial and lateral sides, and the sole and the upper jointly defining a foot cavity. The article of footwear further includes a support member extending from a first side of the article of footwear to a second side of the article of footwear, and an actuator fixedly attached to the support member at the first side of the article of footwear. A securing strap extends across the throat and has a first end operably connected to the actuator and a second end fixedly connected to the second side of the article of footwear.
Claims19
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper including a heel end, a toe end, a medial side, and a lateral side, the upper defining a throat between the medial and lateral sides, and the sole and the upper jointly defining a foot cavity;
- a support member extending from a first side of the article of footwear to a second side of the article of footwear;
- an actuator fixedly attached to the support member at the first side of the article of footwear;
- and
- a securing strap extending across the throat and having a first end operably connected to the actuator and a second end fixedly connected to the second side of the article of footwear, wherein the actuator is a reel mechanism operably configured to selectively (i) draw the securing strap toward the reel mechanism to exert a force on a foot inside the foot cavity to retain the foot against the support member, or (ii) allow the securing strap to move away from the reel mechanism and release said force.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper having an exterior surface, the upper defining a throat between a medial side of the article of footwear and a lateral side of the article of footwear, the sole and the upper jointly defining a foot cavity;
- and
- a harness system comprising:
- a securing strap extending across the throat from the medial side to the lateral side, the securing strap having a first end and a second opposite end, the first end being fixedly attached to at least one of the upper and the sole on one side of the upper;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism including an actuator operably connected to the second end of the securing strap, the adjustment mechanism configured to tighten and loosen the securing strap, wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a heel support member extending from the lateral side to the medial side around a heel end of the article of footwear, the heel support member having a frame portion that supports the actuator on a side of the upper that is opposite the one side of the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.