CPC A43B 3/0036 (2013.01) [A43B 3/24 (2013.01); A43B 3/242 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A43B 21/433 (2013.01); A43C 11/12 (2013.01); A43B 3/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A footwear article comprising:
a sole;
an upper coupled to the sole and including a collar;
a heel flap connected to the collar by a hinge; and
an elastic member comprising:
an end portion coupled to the sole, the upper, or any combination thereof;
an elongate portion extending both superiorly and posteriorly from the end portion to a pull portion of the elastic member, the pull portion being movable between a first position that is superior to the hinge and a second position that is inferior to the hinge; and
a tacked-down portion coupled to the heel flap by a fixed-state connector, the fixed state connector directly coupling the elastic member to the heel flap at the tacked-down portion.
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