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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2015
Mizuno Usa, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Jess Paul Carlson, Cleveland, OH (US);
David Michael Pehar, Cleveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey Silver Taggart, Cleveland, OH (US);
Andrew Douglas Smith, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
MIZUNO USA, INC., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear having an adjustable width is disclosed. The article of footwear can include a lower sole and an upper sole. The lower and upper soles can have grooves to allow for expansion and contraction. The article of footwear can also include a width adjustment assembly. The width adjustment assembly can have a lead screw, an adjustment device accessible to a wearer from the outside of the article of footwear, an actuation strap, an anchor plate connected to the actuation strap. Rotation of the adjustment device can cause the lead screw to rotate, which in turn can change the tension in the actuation strap. Changes to the tension in the actuation strap can cause the width of the forefoot portion of an article of footwear to be adjusted.