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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2025
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Yen Lin Lee, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/20 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear, the article having a sole structure; and an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure. The upper includes an opening and a closure system, wherein the closure system has one or more flexible bands and one or more gripping mats attached to the one or more flexible bands. The one or more gripping mats include a plurality of microlocks, an inner film and an outer film, with the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats enclosed between the outer film and the inner film, and a first set of foam elements located on top surfaces of the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats.