Decoupled Foot Stabilizer System
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Bell, Bryan N. Farris, Olivier Henrichot
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a decoupled foot stabilizer system. The foot stabilizer system is decoupled from a midfoot region of the article of footwear. The foot stabilizer system includes a plurality of strap members. The foot stabilizer system may optionally include a bootie. The plurality of strap members extend underneath a portion of a foot of a wearer. The plurality of strap members are configured to receive a lace at one end. A lace running through the ends of the strap members pulls on the strap members when the lace is tightened and causes the foot stabilizer system to conform to the wearer's foot.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper defining an interior and including a lower periphery;
- a base portion including an outer periphery, wherein the lower periphery of upper is attached to the outer periphery of the base portion;
- a sole structure engaged with the base portion;
- a bootie disposed within the interior of the upper;
- a plurality of strap members extending between the upper and the bootie and extending from the base portion toward a top of the upper;
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- an attachment structure engaging the bootie and the plurality of strap members with the base portion, wherein the attachment structure includes an attachment area located inside the outer periphery of the base portion, and wherein the bootie and the plurality of strap members are decoupled from the outer periphery of the base portion at least along a lateral side and a medial side of a midfoot region of the article of footwear.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper having a plurality of slits and a lower periphery, wherein the upper defines an interior;
- a base portion including an outer periphery, wherein the lower periphery of upper is attached to the outer periphery of the base portion;
- a sole structure engaged with the base portion;
- a bootie disposed within the interior of the upper;
- a plurality of strap members extending between the upper and the bootie, wherein the plurality of strap members extend out from the interior of the upper through the plurality of slits;
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- an attachment structure engaging the bootie and the plurality of strap members with the base portion, wherein the attachment structure includes an attachment area located inside the outer periphery of the base portion, and wherein the bootie and the plurality of strap members are decoupled from the outer periphery of the base portion at least along a lateral side and a medial side of a midfoot region of the article of footwear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.