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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

May. 05, 2014
Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventor:

Joshua P. Heard, Happy Valley, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 9/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 9/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

An object includes a body with a first portion having first eyelets and a second portion having second eyelets. The body includes a first surface and a second surface that face in opposite directions. The first surface includes an opening into a void that is defined between the first surface and the second surface. A first lace extends continuously through the plurality of first eyelets and continuously through the plurality of second eyelets. The first lace has a first bridge portion defined between a first pair of the first eyelets and a second bridge portion defined between a second pair of the second eyelets. The first lace includes an end that passes through the opening to be disposed within the void. A second lace engages both the first bridge portion and the second bridge portion.


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