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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Tobie D. Hatfield, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Thomas Berend, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kevin J. Rucier, Beaverton, OR (US);
Patricia L. Smaldone, Portland, OR (US);
Chun-Chuan Lai, Changhua County, TW;
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include: (A) an upper; (B) a rear heel strap member engaged with or integrally formed with the upper and including: (i) a rear heel element, (ii) a lateral side strap element, and (iii) a medial side strap element; (C) a first strap member extending along the medial side of the upper, wherein the first strap member includes at least one structure for engaging a lace; (D) a second strap member extending along the lateral side of the upper, wherein the second strap member includes at least two structures for engaging the lace; (E) a tensioning system for engaging the medial side strap element with the first strap member; (F) another tensioning system for engaging the lateral side strap element with the second strap member; and (G) a sole structure.