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US 7,065,906 B2Granted
Shoe closure system
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsMartin John Jones, Klaus Hubertus Rolshoven
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, having a flexible upper surrounding a foot, a closure panel arranged on an instep area of the flexible upper, and a tightening element arranged at the heel of the shoe. The tightening element is connected to the closure panel such that the closure panel, through the use of the tightening element, can be tightened against the instep area of the flexible upper to retain the shoe on the foot.
Claims27
A shoe comprising:
- a flexible upper for receiving a foot;
- a closure panel arranged at an instep area of the flexible upper;
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- a tightening element coupled to the closure panel and arranged at a heel region of the shoe, the tightening element operatively retaining the shoe on the foot by biasing the closure panel against the instep area,
- wherein the closure panel three-dimensionally encompasses the instep area of the upper and comprises a foam layer on a side proximate the upper.
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