Article of footwear with a collapsible structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorJeffrey L. Johnson
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Abstract
An article of footwear with a sole and a collapsible upper attached to sole. The collapsible upper includes a first portion and a second portion which is below the first portion and extends from the sole to the first portion. Further, the collapsible upper also includes a seam which is positioned above the sole and is not in contact the sole. The seam joins substantially the entire perimeter of the first portion with substantially the perimeter of the second portion. Additionally, when the upper is in a collapsed state, the seam becomes the widest points of the article of footwear and defines the perimeter of the article of footwear.
Claims19
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- a collapsible upper, wherein the sole is attached to the collapsible upper, the collapsible upper including:
- a first portion;
- a second portion which is below the first portion and extends from the sole to the first portion;
- and
- a seam which is positioned above the sole and is not in contact with the sole and further joins substantially the entire perimeter of the first portion with substantially the perimeter of the second portion;
- wherein when the collapsible upper is in a collapsed state, the seam becomes the widest points of the article of footwear and defines the perimeter of the article of footwear,
- wherein the sole is surrounded by the second portion of the collapsible upper when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state and when the collapsible upper is in an expanded state, and
- wherein when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state, the first portion lies on the second portion so that substantially all of a bottom surface of the first portion is in contact with an upper surface of the second portion.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- a collapsible upper, wherein the collapsible upper includes
- a first portion;
- a second portion which includes a central portion that defines a footbed which contacts and supports the sole portion of a user's foot when the foot is inserted into the article of footwear;
- and
- a seam, above the footbed, which joins the first portion and the second portion, wherein when the collapsible upper is in a collapsed state, the seam defines the article of footwear's widest point and further the seam extends around the perimeter of the article so as to encircle the footbed,
- wherein the sole is surrounded by the second portion of the collapsible upper when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state and when the collapsible upper is in an expanded state, and
- wherein when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state, the first portion lies on the second portion so that substantially all of a bottom surface of the first portion is in contact with an upper surface of the second portion.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- a collapsible upper comprising:
- a first portion,
- a second portion, which is below the first portion and extends from the sole to the first portion;
- a seam which is positioned above the sole and is not in contact with the sole and further joins at least a portion of the perimeter of the first portion with at least a portion of the perimeter of the second portion;
- wherein when the collapsible upper is in a collapsed state, the seam becomes the widest points of the article of footwear and defines at least a portion of the perimeter of the article of footwear,
- wherein the sole is surrounded by the second portion of the collapsible upper when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state and when the collapsible upper is in an expanded state, and
- when the collapsible upper is in the collapsed state, the first portion lies on the second portion so that substantially all of a bottom surface of the first portion is in contact with an upper surface of the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.