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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Timothy P. Hopkins, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Wade Flanagan, Portland, OR (US);
Aaron B. Weast, Portland, OR (US);
Peter P. Williams, II, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 23/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A footwear article includes a collar elevator that is conducive to hands-free donning to secure the wearer's foot during wear. A footwear article capable of hands-free donning comprises a sole; an upper having a heel region; and a collar elevator coupled with the upper in the heel region. The footwear also includes a base affixed to the sole. The collar elevator is attached to the base and the base is an outsole, a midsole, an insole, or a strobel.