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US 2022/0265000 A1Published application
Lacing system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsKatelyn Bruce, Piero Fenato, Kevin W. Hoffer, Daniel A. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Peter Lam, Jeffrey C. Spanks
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Abstract
A lace-receiving assembly includes a substrate, a first sheet, and a lace guide. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first sheet includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The third surface is bonded to the first surface to define a channel extending between the substrate and the first sheet. The lace guide is disposed within the channel.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a first polymer sheet attached to the upper and including a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first polymer sheet than the first surface;
- a second polymer sheet including a third surface and a fourth surface formed on an opposite side of the second polymer sheet than the third surface, the third surface opposing the first surface of the first polymer sheet;
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- a conduit including a first portion extending along a first axis and a second portion extending along a second axis different than the first axis, the first surface of the first polymer sheet and the third surface of the second polymer sheet being bonded together at one or more bonded regions adjacent to an outer periphery of the first portion and the second portion to maintain a desired relative position between the first portion and the second portion.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
- a first polymer sheet attached to the upper and including a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first polymer sheet than the first surface;
- a second polymer sheet including a third surface and a fourth surface formed on an opposite side of the second polymer sheet than the third surface, the third surface opposing the first surface of the first polymer sheet;
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- a conduit including a first portion extending along a first axis and a second portion extending along a second axis different than the first axis, a material of the first polymer sheet and a material of the second polymer sheet being melded at one or more bonded regions adjacent to an outer periphery of the first portion and the second portion to maintain a desired relative position between the first portion and the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.