Adjustable mid-foot strap on and through a footwear upper

    公开(公告)号:US20240298752A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18181873

    申请日:2023-03-10

    申请人: Mathew Drazic

    发明人: Mathew Drazic

    IPC分类号: A43C11/00

    CPC分类号: A43C11/008

    摘要: An article of footwear with an adjustable fastening system is disclosed. The article of footwear includes a strap that is incorporated into the lacing system. The strap freely spans the throat opening of a footwear upper, both entering and exiting the upper on each side of the shoe. The strap is made of a single non-stretch element and is configured to adjust and tighten around the mid-foot area of the wearer's foot using laces. The mid-foot being defined as the semi-rigid area of the foot between the ankle joint proper [talocrural joint] and the ball of the foot under the metatarsophalangeal joint.

    Increased access footwear
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12042015B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US18082831

    申请日:2022-12-16

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Brett Drake

    摘要: An article of footwear providing easy donning and doffing through a heel region. A heel cup is pivotably coupled with the footwear to articulate between an open configuration allowing easier access to a foot-receiving cavity and a closed configuration enclosing a heel region of the footwear. A tensioning strap extends from a first side of the footwear around the heel cup to an opposite second side of the footwear when the heel cup is in the closed configuration. The heel strap is effective to structurally secure the heel cup in the closed configuration. One or more tensioning strands may extend from the tensioning strap. The tensioning strands may be effective to convert force provided through the tensioning strap across a forefoot portion to generate a forefoot securing force through a lacing mechanism.

    Knitted component with inserted elements

    公开(公告)号:US11969047B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US16899924

    申请日:2020-06-12

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of footwear may include a knitted component that at least partially forms an upper. The knitted component may include a first knit layer and a second knit layer, the first knit layer being separable from the second knit layer such that a pocket is located between the first knit layer and the second knit layer. A cable may be located at least partially within the channel. A cable guide may additionally be located at least partially within the channel, where the cable guide includes at least one curved surface for contacting the cable. The cable may extend around the at least one curved surface such that the cable changes directions within the channel.