US 12,225,975 B2
Article of footwear with heel structure
Matthew Kilgore, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/163,808.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/306,908, filed on Feb. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248113 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 21/42 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 21/42 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper;
a sole structure attached to the upper and defining a ground-contacting surface;
a first receiver that begins and terminates on one of a medial side of the upper and a lateral side of the upper and extends over a junction between the upper and the sole structure, the first receiver including a first recess;
a clip attached to the first receiver and extending around a heel region of the upper, the clip including a first brace disposed adjacent to an ankle opening of the upper and a second brace spaced apart from the first brace and disposed adjacent to the sole structure, the first brace and the second brace joined to one another at a first junction that is received by the first recess of the first receiver; and
a second receiver that begins and terminates on the other of the medial side and the lateral side and extends over the junction between the upper and the sole structure, the second receiver including a second recess that receives a second junction where the first brace and the second brace are joined to one another.