Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear with tongue of varying thickness
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Application No.: US14190340Application Date: 2014-02-26
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Publication No.: US10258108B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Michael A. Aveni , Martine I. V. Mientjes , Kelly McKean
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan P. O'Brien
- Main IPC: A43B23/02
- IPC: A43B23/02 ; A43B23/26
Abstract:
An article of footwear includes a tongue. The tongue includes a medial portion, a lateral portion, a central portion, a top portion and an upper perimeter portion. The medial portion and the top portion have similar thicknesses, which are greater than the thicknesses of the lateral portion, the central portion and the upper perimeter portion. The central portion is the thinnest portion of the tongue. Each portion of the tongue corresponds to a different pressure zone along a foot in order to provide differential cushioning and support against pressure applied by a fastening system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140230166A1 Article of Footwear With Tongue of Varying Thickness Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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