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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Vans, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tristan Modena, Cypress, CA (US);
Jeff Grella, Cypress, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vans, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/04 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/20 (2006.01); A43B 5/16 (2006.01); A43B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A43B 5/002 (2013.01); A43B 5/0401 (2013.01); A43B 5/0405 (2013.01); A43B 5/0427 (2013.01); A43B 5/0447 (2013.01); A43B 5/0476 (2013.01); A43B 5/16 (2013.01); A43C 1/003 (2013.01); A43C 11/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell.