US 11,986,058 B2
Lace routing pattern of a lacing system for an article of footwear
Tiffany A. Beers, Portland, OR (US); and Andrew A. Owings, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/083,464.
Application 17/083,464 is a continuation of application No. 16/279,064, filed on Feb. 19, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/279,064 is a continuation of application No. 15/070,173, filed on Mar. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,244,822.
Prior Publication US 2021/0037921 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/165 (2013.01) [A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/003 (2013.01); A43C 11/008 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
a sole structure;
an upper, secured to the sole structure, the upper forming a throat opening and a lacing area bounded by a medial edge of the upper, a lateral edge of the upper, the throat opening, and a forefoot region of the upper;
a tensioning assembly;
a lace, comprising a first lace segment and a second lace segment, the lace operatively coupled to the tensioning assembly, the lace extending across the lacing area in a plurality of lace positions, the plurality of lace positions including a first lace position that is most proximate to the throat opening relative to all other lace positions of the plurality of lace positions;
wherein the first lace segment enters the lacing area directly from the tensioning assembly, extends through the first lace position proximate the throat opening, and then crosses over a first portion of the lacing area between the throat opening and a midsection of the lacing area at least twice, wherein the first lace segment has an end secured to one of a medial side and a lateral side of the forefoot region of the upper; and
wherein the second lace segment enters the lacing area, from the tensioning assembly, proximate the midsection of the lacing area and crosses over a second portion of the lacing area between the midsection and the forefoot region at least twice, wherein the second lace segment has an end, separate from the end of the first lace segment, secured to the same one of the medial and lateral sides of the forefoot region of the upper such that the end of the first lace segment and the end of the second lace segment are both separately secured to the medial side of the forefoot region or are both separately secured to the lateral side of the forefoot region.