US 11,700,907 B2
Strap system for an article of footwear
Rita M. Bartels, Gresham, OR (US); Shivam Bhan, Hillsboro, OR (US); Holly Harris, Beaverton, OR (US); and Eric Joseph Marshall, Tualatin, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/942,136.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,360, filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0127793 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. A43C 11/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 7/20 (2013.01) [A43B 1/0081 (2013.01); A43C 11/1493 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear having a medial side and a lateral side, the article of footwear comprising:
an upper;
a first strap extending from a proximal end fixed at the medial side to a first distal end selectively attachable to the upper at the lateral side;
a second strap extending from a proximal end fixed at the lateral side to a second distal end selectively attachable to the upper at the medial side;
a heel strap having a first portion permanently fixed to the article of footwear at a heel region, the heel strap permanently fixed along a connecting region that is disposed at a posterior end of the upper, the connecting region extending from a lateral side of the article of footwear to a medial side of the article of footwear, and a second portion selectively attachable to the upper by a first fastener, the first fastener is operable to attach one of the first distal end of the first strap or the second distal end of the second strap to the heel strap; and
a support strap, the support strap being coupled to the heel strap and being configured to wrap around an ankle of a wearer of the article of footwear.