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US 2013/0160328 A1Published application
Articles of Footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsTobie D. Hatfield, Thomas Berend, Kevin J. Rucier, Patricia L. Smaldone
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Abstract
Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include cleat structures, strapping systems, sole structures, and/or improved natural motion characteristics are described. Also, methods for making such articles of footwear (and particularly sole structures for articles of footwear) are described.
Claims29
An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper member defining a medial side, a lateral side, a rear heel area, and an ankle opening;
- a rear heel strap member engaged with or integrally formed with the rear heel area of the upper member, wherein the rear heel strap member includes:
- (a) a rear heel element, (b) a lateral side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the lateral side of the upper, and (c) a medial side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the medial side of the upper;
- a first strap member extending from the medial side of the ankle opening, across a front of the ankle opening, to at least one of a lateral midfoot or lateral forefoot area of the upper member;
- a second strap member extending from the lateral side of the ankle opening, across the front of the ankle opening, to a medial midfoot area of the upper member;
- a first tensioning system for engaging the medial side strap element with the first strap member;
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- a second tensioning system for engaging the lateral side strap element with the second strap member.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper defining a medial side, a lateral side, a rear heel area, and an ankle opening;
- a rear heel strap member engaged with or integrally formed with the rear heel area of the upper, wherein the rear heel strap member includes:
- (a) a rear heel element, (b) a lateral side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the lateral side of the upper, and (c) a medial side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the medial side of the upper;
- a first strap member extending from the medial side of the ankle opening, across a front of the ankle opening, to at least one of a lateral midfoot area or a lateral forefoot area of the upper;
- a second strap member extending from the lateral side of the ankle opening, across the front of the ankle opening, to a medial midfoot area of the upper;
- a first tensioning system for engaging the medial side strap element with the first strap member;
- a second tensioning system for engaging the lateral side strap element with the second strap member;
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- a sole structure engaged with the upper.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper defining a medial side, a lateral side, a rear heel area, and an ankle opening;
- a rear heel strap member engaged with or integrally formed with the rear heel area of the upper, wherein the rear heel strap member includes:
- (a) a rear heel element, (b) a lateral side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the lateral side of the ankle opening, and (c) a medial side strap element that extends from the rear heel element and along the medial side of the ankle opening;
- a first strap member extending along the medial side of the upper to a medial midfoot area of the upper, wherein the first strap member includes at least one structure for engaging a lace;
- a second strap member extending along the lateral side of the upper, along a lateral midfoot area of the upper, and to a lateral forefoot area of the upper, wherein the second strap member includes at least two structures for engaging the lace;
- a first tensioning system for engaging the medial side strap element with the first strap member;
- a second tensioning system for engaging the lateral side strap element with the second strap member;
- and
- a sole structure engaged with the upper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.