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US 7,168,188 B2Granted
Article footwear with removable heel pad
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsPerry W. Auger, Neil Crumbleholme, Brian D. Baker, Peter A. Hudson
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole assembly, an upper secured to the sole assembly, a heel counter secured to the upper, and a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter.
Claims27
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly;
- an upper secured to the sole assembly;
- a heel counter secured to the upper and including at least one recess;
- and
- a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter and including at least one projection, each projection being received in a corresponding recess.
2 more elements
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly;
- an upper secured to the sole assembly;
- a heel counter secured to the upper and having a plurality of recesses;
- and
- a heel pad having a plurality of projections extending outwardly from an exterior surface thereof, each projection received by a corresponding recess to removably attach the heel pad to the heel counter.
2 more elements
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly comprising an outsole, a midsole and an insole;
- an upper secured to the midsole;
- a heel counter secured to the upper and having a first recess on a medial side thereof and a second recess on a lateral side thereof;
- a heel pad having a first projection on a medial side thereof and a second projection on a lateral side thereof, the first recess receiving the first projection and the second recess receiving the second projection;
- a first fastener securing the first projection within the first recess;
- a second fastener securing the second projection within the second recess;
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- a collar secured to an interior surface of the upper, a lower surface of the collar adjacent an upper edge of the heel pad.
5 more elements
An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly comprising an outsole, a midsole and an insole;
- an upper secured to the midsole;
- a heel counter secured to the upper and having a first aperture on a medial side thereof and a second aperture on a lateral side thereof;
- a heel pad having a first projection on a medial side thereof and a second projection on a lateral side thereof, the first aperture receiving the first projection and the second aperture receiving the second projection;
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- a collar secured to an interior surface of the upper, a lower surface of the collar adjacent an upper edge of the heel pad.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.