Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Upper structure for article of footwear and article of footwear
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Application No.: US17331099Application Date: 2021-05-26
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Publication No.: US11617418B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Christopher J. Lyke
- 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 ; A43B11/00 ; A43B3/00

Abstract:
An upper for an article of footwear includes a first material defining a void operable to selectively receive a foot. The first material includes an outer surface. The upper also includes a first edge at least partially circumscribing the void at an uppermost extremity of the upper and a second edge disposed at a lowermost extremity of the upper. The upper further includes a first biasing member (i) disposed at the outer surface of the upper, (ii) attached to the first material, and (iii) spaced apart from the first edge and the second edge. The first biasing member is operable to exert a biasing force on the first material to bias the first edge away from the second edge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210368942A1 UPPER STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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