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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Rory S. Blanche, Portland, OR (US);

Kaigin Olafson, Beaverton, OR (US);

James Zormeir, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 7/14 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 3/26 (2013.01); A43B 7/1495 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure attached to the upper. The article of footwear also includes a cradle having a base extending between the upper and the sole structure, a first sidewall extending from the base and along a first side of the upper, and a second sidewall extending from the base along a second side of the upper, each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall including a plurality of eyelets. The article of footwear further includes a cable operable to move the upper between a relaxed state and a tightened state. The cable including a first strand extending through at least one of the eyelets of the first sidewall and a second strand extending through at least one of the eyelets of the second sidewall.


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