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US 2006/0032091 A1Published application
Article of footwear with upper support assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorBruce Kilgore
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole assembly and an upper secured to the sole assembly. A heel counter is secured to the sole assembly. The heel counter includes an inner portion and an outer portion secured to the inner portion. A portion of the upper is captured between the inner and outer portions of the heel counter.
Claims33
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly;
- a support assembly secured to the sole assembly and comprising an inner portion and an outer portion secured to the inner portion with a fastener;
- and
- an upper, a portion of the upper being captured between the inner and outer portions of the support assembly.
1 more element
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- an upper assembly comprising:
- a heel counter having an inner portion and an outer portion secured to the inner portion;
- and
- an upper having a flat substantially U-shaped configuration in an unassembled condition, ends of arms of the U-shaped upper being captured between the inner and outer heel counters in an assembled condition;
- a midsole secured to the upper assembly;
- and
- an outsole secured to the midsole.
4 more elements
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly;
- a support assembly secured to the sole assembly and comprising an inner portion and an outer portion secured to the inner portion with a fastener, the fastener comprising a plurality of projections formed on one of the inner portion and outer portion and a plurality of apertures formed in the other of the inner portion and outer portion, each aperture configured to receive a corresponding projection;
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- an upper having a flat substantially U-shaped configuration in an unassembled condition, portions of the U-shaped upper being captured between the inner and outer heel portions of the support assembly in an assembled condition.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.