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Title:
ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING UPPER WITH MATRIX LAYER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013240709
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an article of footwear having an upper with a matrix layer.

Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) a sole structure; (b) an upper having lateral and medial side elements engaged with the sole structure, the upper made from a polymer matrix structure that extends through at least a heel region; (c) a size adjustment mechanism located at the heel region; (d) a heel tongue element located adjacent the size adjustment mechanism; (e) a shoe securing mechanism; (f) an instep tongue member; and/or (g) a bootie member located at least partially within the foot-receiving chamber. Methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear also are disclosed.


Inventors:
GREENE PAMELA S
HURD JOHN
HOKE JOHN
Application Number:
JP2013166484A
Publication Date:
December 05, 2013
Filing Date:
August 09, 2013
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NIKE INT LTD
International Classes:
A43B3/26; A43B3/10; A43B23/02; B29D35/14
Domestic Patent References:
JPS5281331U1977-06-17
JPH0638608U1994-05-24
JPS316848Y1
JP2005270603A2005-10-06
Foreign References:
US2420239A1947-05-06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hatsushi Shimizu
Masao Haruna
Hirotaka Yamaguchi
Toshi Gobe
Ryuichi Inoue
Toshimitsu Sato
Koichi Niimi
Tomohiko Kobayashi
Shinichi Watanabe
Masato Ozeki
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Kazuya Kawamoto