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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Christopher Edington, Portland, OR (US);
John Baier, Hampton Falls, NH (US);
Eric Swartz, Merrimac, MA (US);
Bruce J. Kilgore, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tina Casillas, Portland, OR (US);
Alexandre Baudouin, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey C. Pisciotta, Oregon City, OR (US);
Christopher Edington, Portland, OR (US);
John Baier, Hampton Falls, NH (US);
Eric Swartz, Merrimac, MA (US);
Bruce J. Kilgore, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tina Casillas, Portland, OR (US);
Alexandre Baudouin, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey C. Pisciotta, Oregon City, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Converse, Inc., North Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
Interior members for foot-receiving devices, such as bootie elements for articles of footwear, include a material element at least partially defining a foot-receiving chamber. This material element may include, in some examples, a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, and a seamless plantar portion in a continuous, one-piece arrangement. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, the material element may include a heel-surrounding portion, a lateral side portion, a medial side portion, a plantar surface, and a double layer of the material element at least along an Achilles area portion. Additional aspects relate to material blanks for forming such interior members as well as to foot-receiving devices, such as athletic footwear, including such interior members.