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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Bell, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Kevin W. Hoffer, Portland, OR (US);
James C. Meschter, Portland, OR (US);
Robert C. Williams, Jr., Tigard, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); D04B 21/10 (2006.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01); A43D 100/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 5/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/002 (2013.01); A43D 100/00 (2013.01); D04B 21/10 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tensile strand element for an article of footwear is disclosed. The tensile strand element includes one or more tensile strands secured at their endpoints between the sole and upper of an article of footwear, creating one or more looped portions. The unsecured looped portions may extend into the fastening region of the footwear and engage with a fastening system to tighten the footwear upper snugly against a wearer's foot to provide added support.