Nike, Inc.

Nike International Ltd.

Wilson W Smith, Iii

Tinker L Hatfield

Eric P Avar

Tiffany A Beers

Tate E Kuerbis

Andrew A Owings

Aaron Alexander Cooper

Phillip Meneau

Ronald W Wright

Cory B McCullagh

Ashley S Payne

Kevin J Rucier

Tinker L Hatfied

Foot support systems (and articles of footwear including them) include: (a) a medial side member having one or more medial side supports (e.g., ribs); (b) a lateral side member having one or more lateral side supports (e.g., ribs); and (c) structure (such as a hinge system) configured to move the foot support system (e.g., the medial side support(s) with respect to the lateral side support(s)) between: (a) a foot-insertion configuration and (b) a foot-containing configuration. In moving from the foot-insertion configuration to the foot-containing configuration, the foot support system can be changed between an open condition and a closed condition.

Easy access articles of footwear

An article of footwear may include a motorized tensioning system including a tensile member and a motorized tightening device attached to an outer surface of the article of footwear, the tightening device configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void defined by the article of footwear. The article of footwear may also include a tightening device cover configured to be removably attached to the article of footwear over the tightening device.

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Wilson W Smith, Iii