US 12,225,976 B2
Article of footwear with removable cover layers and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
Francesca Capone, Portland, OR (US); Arielle Ebenholtz, Beaverton, OR (US); S H Park, Portland, OR (US); Elodie Richez, Portland, OR (US); and Tim S. Schulze, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,623.
Application 17/994,623 is a division of application No. 17/023,754, filed on Sep. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,533,966.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/951,115, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088194 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2022.01); A43B 3/24 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/0235 (2013.01) [A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 3/242 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 23/0295 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method of manufacturing comprising:
providing a plurality of base layers of an upper;
providing a plurality of cover layers;
securing the cover layers to the base layers, each cover layer secured to a corresponding base layer of the plurality of base layers so that the cover layer covers an outer side of the corresponding base layer; and
after said securing the cover layers to the base layers, securing the base layers to one another to define a foot-receiving cavity with each cover layer selectively removable from the corresponding base layer independently of each other cover layer to expose the outer side of the corresponding base layer with each other cover layer remaining secured until independently selectively removed;
wherein said securing the cover layers to the base layers includes wrapping the cover layers around peripheral edges of the base layers and securing the cover layers to inner sides of the base layers.