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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Tory Cross, Portland, OR (US);
Kassio Figur, Portland, OR (US);
Guillermo Raffaele, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 91/00 (2005.12); A43B 23/02 (2005.12); A43D 9/00 (2005.12); A43D 21/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43D 91/00 (2012.12); A43B 23/025 (2012.12); A43D 9/00 (2012.12); A43D 21/003 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method of forming an article of footwear can include providing an upper in a substantially flat orientation, securing a gathering string along at least a portion of a perimeter of a first surface of the upper with a securing member that is attached to the upper, positioning the upper on a last, and applying tension to the gathering string to at least partially conform the upper to a shape of the last.