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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Allbirds, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Lisa Halbower-Fenton, Scituate, MA (US);
Jamie Sinclair McLellan, Sausalito, CA (US);
Thomas Jad Finck, San Francisco, CA (US);
Olivier Henrichot, Moraga, CA (US);
James Romero, San Francisco, CA (US);
Romesh Patel, Lafayette, CA (US);
ALLBIRDS, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A shoe may include various features to improve performance, increase manufacturing efficiency, and provide environmental benefits over traditional shoes. In some cases, a shoe includes an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. The upper portion may define a cuff region and a flex region adapted to expand to allow a wearer to put on the shoe and to contract to retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. The shoe may further include a heel retainer adapted to conform to a shape of the wearer's foot and retain the shoe on the wearer's foot. Eyelets of the shoe may be positioned along an external surface of the upper portion to improve comfort and simplify manufacturing.