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US 2006/0185194 A1Published application
Footwear and other foot-receiving devices including a wrapped closure system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsHanmi Hubbard, Christopher Lyke
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Abstract
Foot-receiving devices, such as articles of footwear, include a foot-covering member and a foot-supporting member defining a foot-receiving chamber. One or more strap members may be provided for securing the device to a user's foot. At least one strap member may wrap at least one time around the top of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time around the bottom of the foot-receiving chamber. Methods for providing such foot-receiving devices also are described.
Claims49
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a sole member engaged with the upper member, wherein the upper member and the sole member, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
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- a securing system for at least partially securing the article of footwear to a user's foot, wherein the securing system includes:
- (a) a strap member having a first portion fixedly engaged with at least one of the upper member or the sole member at a toe or mid-foot area thereof, and (b) a securing element for holding the strap member, wherein the strap member extends at least one time along a portion of the upper member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a portion of the sole member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber.
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A foot-receiving device, comprising:
- a foot-covering member;
- a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member, wherein the foot-covering member and the foot-supporting member, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
- and
- a securing system for at least partially securing the foot-receiving device to a user's foot, wherein the securing system includes:
- (a) a strap member having a first portion fixedly engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member at a toe or mid-foot area thereof, and (b) a securing element for holding the strap member, wherein the strap member extends at least one time along a portion of the foot-covering member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a portion of the foot-supporting member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper member;
- a sole member engaged with the upper member, wherein the upper member and the sole member, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
- a first strap member having a first portion engaged with at least one of the upper member or the sole member, wherein the first strap member extends along a first portion of the upper member;
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- a second strap member having a first portion engaged with at least one of the upper member or the sole member, wherein the second strap member extends at least one time along a second portion of the upper member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a first portion of the sole member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber, and wherein the first strap member and the second strap member, at least in part, are engaged to secure the article of footwear to a user's foot.
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A foot-receiving device, comprising:
- a foot-covering member;
- a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member, wherein the foot-covering member and the foot-supporting member, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
- a first strap member having a first portion engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member, wherein the first strap member extends along a first portion of the foot-covering member;
- and
- a second strap member having a first portion engaged with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member, wherein the second strap member extends at least one time along a second portion of the foot-covering member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a first portion of the foot-supporting member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber, and wherein the first strap member and the second strap member, at least in part, are engaged to secure the article of footwear to a user's foot.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a foot-receiving device including a foot-covering member and a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member so as to, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
- engaging a first portion of a strap member with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member at a toe or mid-foot area thereof;
- wrapping the strap member around the foot-receiving device such that the strap member extends at least one time along a portion of the foot-covering member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a portion of the foot-supporting member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber;
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- providing a securing system for holding a foot in the foot-receiving chamber, wherein the securing system utilizes the strap member.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a foot-receiving device including a foot-covering member and a foot-supporting member engaged with the foot-covering member so as to, at least in part, define a foot-receiving chamber;
- engaging a first portion of a first strap member with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member;
- engaging a first portion of a second strap member with at least one of the foot-covering member or the foot-supporting member;
- extending the second strap member around the foot-receiving device such that the second strap member extends at least one time along a portion of the foot-covering member and around a top portion of the foot-receiving chamber and at least one time along a portion of the foot-supporting member and around a bottom portion of the foot-receiving chamber;
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- engaging the first strap member with the second strap member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.