Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear with adjustable fitting system
-
Application No.: US15722189Application Date: 2017-10-02
-
Publication No.: US10667579B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Zachary M. Elder , Dervin A. James , Elizabeth A. Kilgore
- 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: A43C11/00
- IPC: A43C11/00 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B11/00 ; A43B5/04 ; A43C11/16 ; A43B3/26

Abstract:
An article of footwear includes a fitting system with an upper member that is supported by the upper and a strand guide that is supported by the sole structure. The strand guide is flexible and flexes in concert with the sole structure. The strand guide has a guide surface. The fitting system further includes a tensioning system with a flexible strand that is configured to bias the upper member toward the strand guide. The flexible strand has a first section coupled to the upper member and a second section extending through the sole structure. The second section abuts the guide surface. The second section is configured to slide across the guide surface as a result of flexure of the strand guide. The first section and the upper member are configured to move relative to the sole structure as a result of sliding of the second section across the guide surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180020778A1 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH ADJUSTABLE FITTING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
Information query