US 11,751,633 B2
Devices and methods for enhancing the fit of boots and other footwear
Robert Burns, Denver, CO (US); Charles Hamilton, Northville, MI (US); Ilya Minkin, Denver, CO (US); Rebecca Peterson, Denver, CO (US); Aaron Venturini, Littleton, CO (US); and Tamara White, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to BOA TECHNOLOGY, INC., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/655,073.
Application 16/655,073 is a continuation of application No. 15/598,174, filed on May 17, 2017, granted, now 10,492,568.
Application 15/598,174 is a continuation of application No. 14/839,613, filed on Aug. 28, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/056,264, filed on Sep. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/043,209, filed on Aug. 28, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0046080 A1, Feb. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A45F 5/02 (2006.01); A45C 13/10 (2006.01); A41F 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/165 (2013.01) [A45F 5/02 (2013.01); A41F 1/00 (2013.01); A45C 13/1046 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A boot comprising:
a sole;
an upper that is attached to the sole and configured to fit around a foot and a portion of a leg of a wearer;
a single canopy or panel that is positioned under the upper near an instep of the boot and that is configured to exert pressure on the wearer's foot in response to tensioning of the single canopy or panel, the single canopy or panel having a first end that is coupled with a first side of the boot and a second end that is positioned on an opposite side of the boot, the single canopy or panel also having a body portion that extends between the first end and the second end;
a tension member;
one or more guides that are coupled with the second end of the single canopy or panel and that are configured to guide the tension member about a path within the boot; and
a tightening mechanism that is operably coupled with the tension member and that is configured to effect tensioning of the tension member upon operation of the tightening mechanism;
wherein the single canopy or panel is the only canopy or panel operably coupled with the tension member.