Article of Footwear with Elastic Heel Support
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorClaire Schottelkotte
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper connected to the sole. The upper and the sole form a foot cavity with an insole positioned within the foot cavity. The upper further includes a heel cup defining a posterior heel wall and an elastic heel strap that extends around an exterior surface of the posterior heel wall. The heel cup is configured to be moved between an upright position and a folded position, wherein the posterior heel wall is adjacent to the elastic heel strap when the heel cup is in the upright position, and the posterior heel wall is removed from the elastic heel strap and is laid against the insole when the heel cup is in the folded position.
Claims20
An article of footwear including a heel region, a midfoot region and a forefoot region, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- an upper connected to the sole, the upper and the sole forming a foot cavity, the upper comprising a heel cup defining a posterior heel wall and a heel strap that extends around an exterior surface of the posterior heel wall;
- and
- an insole positioned within the foot cavity;
- wherein the heel cup is configured to be moved between an upright position and a folded position, wherein the exterior surface of the posterior heel wall is adjacent to the heel strap when the heel cup is in the upright position, and wherein the posterior heel wall is removed from the heel strap and is laid against the insole when the heel cup is in the folded position.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- a midfoot portion connected to the sole, the midfoot portion including a medial side and a lateral side;
- a heel cup connected to the sole and the midfoot portion, the heel cup moveable between an upright position and a folded position;
- and
- at least one strap extending around an exterior surface of the heel cup.
A method of donning an article of footwear comprising:
- inserting a foot of a wearer into a foot cavity of the article of footwear with a foldable heel cup in an upright configuration and a heel strap extending around an exterior surface of the foldable heel cup;
- removing the foot from the foot cavity;
- moving the foldable heel cup to a folded position;
- and
- inserting the foot of the wearer into the foot cavity of the article of footwear with the foldable heel cup in a folded position and a heel of the foot of the wearer on top of the exterior surface of the foldable heel cup.
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