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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Vu Luu, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kelly A. O'Connor, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/141 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an outsole and an upper secured to the outsole and defining a foot-receiving cavity over the outsole. The article of footwear further includes a rand secured to an exterior surface of the upper; wherein the rand has a first end at a medial side of a heel region of the upper and a second end at a front of a forefoot region of the upper. The rand wraps around a rear of the upper from the first end to the second end, the rand extending along a lateral side of the upper from the first end to the second end.