US 12,225,981 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 May 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/325,728.
Application 18/325,728 is a continuation of application No. 16/942,136, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,700,907.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/880,360, filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0301393 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (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 heel strap permanently fixed from a lateral side of the connecting region disposed on a lateral side of the article of footwear to a medial side of the connecting region disposed on a medial side of the article of footwear and the heel strap including a second portion selectively attachable to the upper; 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.