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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Richard G. Ivester, Nashville, TN (US);
Kevin Fisher, Baltimore, MD (US);
Richard G. Ivester, Nashville, TN (US);
Kevin Fisher, Baltimore, MD (US);
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A shoe includes a shoe upper, a first lace and a second lace. The shoe upper includes a heel end, a toe end, and a mid-foot portion between the heel end and the toe end. The first lace is connected to the shoe upper and includes a wide portion and a narrow portion with a tapered portion in-between. The wide portion of the first lace is fastened to the mid-foot portion of the shoe upper at a first position that is nearer to the toe end than the heel end. The second lace is also connected to the shoe upper and also includes a wide portion and a narrow portion with a tapered portion in-between. The wide portion of the second lace is fastened to the mid-foot portion of the shoe upper at a second position that is nearer to the heel end than the first position.