US 12,342,899 B2
Footwear with mechanical foot-insertion assist
Christopher Andon, Portland, OR (US); and Timothy P. Hopkins, Lake Oswego, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,228.
Application 18/372,228 is a continuation of application No. 16/907,507, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,766,090.
Application 16/907,507 is a continuation of application No. 15/795,397, filed on Oct. 27, 2017, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/413,600, filed on Oct. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008592 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/38 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B65G 15/30 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 11/00 (2013.01) [A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/38 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); B65G 15/30 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
an insole;
an upper configured to form a space between the upper and the insole configured to admit and secure a foot of a wearer, wherein the upper forms a sock section configured to admit the foot of the wearer; and
a collar mechanism, positioned in the sock section, comprising:
a first wheel;
a second wheel; and
a flexible tube extending around at least a portion of the sock section, the flexible tube configured to cause the sock section to extend and retract as the wheel turns, the second wheel secured within the tube.