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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Christian Tresser, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 21/32 (2006.01); A43B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 21/32 (2013.01); A43B 21/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heel counter for an article of footwear is disclosed. The heel counter includes an outer frame member and an inner elastic member. The heel counter may also include wing portions that extend up to a lacing region of the article of footwear. The wing portions may have eyelets that can be engaged by a lace. As the lace is tightened, the outer frame member is pulled forward to lock down the foot while the inner elastic member stretches and conforms to the heel to provide increased support.