Multi-Piece Upper for Athletic Footwear
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsDavid Dombrow, Heather Pieraldi
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes a sole and an upper attached to the sole. The upper and sole and configured to envelop at least a portion of human foot. The upper further includes a forefoot member attached to a forefoot portion of the sole and a heel member attached to a heel portion of the sole. The forefoot member and heel member are detached from each other at a location above the sole to enable individual adjustment of the forefoot member and the heel member.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper attached to the sole, the upper and sole configured to envelop a human foot, the upper comprising:
- a forefoot member attached to a forefoot portion of the sole;
- and
- a heel member attached to a heel portion of the sole, the forefoot member and heel member being separate from each other above the sole, and the upper including no attachment between the forefoot member and the heel member.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- a first upper member attached to the sole, the first upper member including a first plurality of eyelets;
- a second upper member attached to the sole, the second upper member detached from the first upper member apart from the sole, the second upper member including a second plurality of eyelets configured to receive the shoelace;
- and
- a shoe lace extending through the first plurality of eyelets and the second plurality of eyelets.
A method of producing an article of footwear comprising:
- forming a forefoot member of an upper;
- forming a heel member of the upper, the heel member being separate from the forefoot member;
- attaching the forefoot member to the sole member without attaching the forefoot member to the heel member above the sole member;
- and
- attaching the heel member to the sole member without attaching the heel member to the forefoot member above the sole member.
The method of 14 further comprising engaging a sole member to the forefoot member and the heel member such that a portion of the heel member overlaps a portion of the forefoot member, wherein the forefoot member is formed on a forefoot portion of a last and the heel member is formed on a heel portion of the last.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.