Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Closure systems for articles of footwear
- Patent Title (中): 鞋类物品封闭系统
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Application No.: US13552120Application Date: 2012-07-18
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Publication No.: US08635791B2Publication Date: 2014-01-28
- Inventor: Alexandre Baudouin , Michael R. Friton , John Hurd , Casey Lee Smith
- Applicant: Alexandre Baudouin , Michael R. Friton , John Hurd , Casey Lee Smith
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A43B21/00
- IPC: A43B21/00 ; A43B11/00

Abstract:
An article of footwear including heel portion movable relative to the forefoot portion from a first articulated configuration to a second articulated configuration is provided. An articulation assembly having a forefoot articulation member and a heel articulation member is also provided. The articulation assembly couples the forefoot portion to the heel portion and includes a hinge mechanism and a cam mechanism. The hinge mechanism may include a pin located within a socket. The cam mechanism may include a cam surface and a protrusion configured to ride on the cam surface. The article of footwear may include a locking mechanism having a first locking element that engages a second locking element in the first articulated configuration. The first locking element may be a first concavity formed in a surface and the second locking element may be a protrusion configured to extend into the first concavity in the first articulated configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120304497A1 Closure Systems for Articles of Footwear Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
Information query
IPC分类:
A | 人类生活必需 |
A43 | 鞋类 |
A43B | 鞋类的特征;鞋类的部件 |
A43B21/00 | 鞋跟;后跟掌或后跟面 |