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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Portland, OR (US);
Austin Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Andrew A. Owings, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/08 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/088 (2013.01); A43B 3/0036 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper defining a foot-receiving cavity with a heel region, and a heel support device extending around the rear of a heel region from a lateral side to a medial side. The heel support device may include a plurality of slats and a base, the plurality of slats providing a progressive gradient of lengths and/or widths, and/or one or more pegs extending from the device for attachment to a footwear upper, and/or an elongated tip that may be disposed in a cavity of an extension of a heel collar of the upper.