Fastening system for an article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsYoon Jeong Choi, Jason R. Meeker, Matthew J. Plumb, Ricardo Salinas, JR.
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole structure, an upper attached to the sole structure and defining a foot-receiving cavity, a fastening system coupled to the sole structure and extending over a portion of the foot-receiving cavity, the fastening system comprising a first fastener and a second fastener selectively engageable with the first fastener, the second fastener having a pocket, and at least one cushion selectively received within the pocket.
Claims20
An article of footwear, the article of footwear comprising,
- a sole structure;
- an upper attached to the sole structure and defining a foot-receiving cavity;
- a fastening system coupled to the sole structure and extending over a portion of the foot-receiving cavity, the fastening system comprising a first fastener and a second fastener selectively engageable with the first fastener, the second fastener having a pocket;
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- at least one cushion selectively received within the pocket.
An article of footwear, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure;
- an upper attached to the sole structure and defining a foot-receiving cavity;
- a fastening system coupled to the sole structure;
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- at least one cushion arranged in the fastening system, the at least one cushion comprising,
- a first barrier element,
- a second barrier element coupled to the first barrier element, and
- a void defined between the first barrier element and the second barrier element.
A kit comprising,
- a first article of footwear configured for use on a right foot and including a first sole structure, a first upper attached to the first sole structure, a first fastening system coupled to the first sole structure and including a first pocket, and a first cushion disposed within the first pocket, the first fastening system operable to selectively position the first cushion adjacent to a lateral side of the first upper in a fastened state;
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- a second article of footwear configured for use on a left foot and including a second sole structure, a second upper attached to the second sole structure, a second fastening system coupled to the second sole structure and including a second pocket, and a second cushion having a different configuration than the first cushion and disposed within the second pocket, the second fastening system operable to selectively position the second cushion adjacent to a lateral side of the second upper in a fastened state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.