US 12,446,664 B2
Article of footwear having an upper
Yen Lin Lee, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/028,230.
Application 19/028,230 is a continuation of application No. 18/183,820, filed on Mar. 14, 2023, granted, now 12,245,664.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/319,907, filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0151853 A1, May 15, 2025
Int. Cl. A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/20 (2013.01) [A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, the article comprising:
a sole structure; and
an upper coupled to a top of the sole structure, the upper including an opening and a closure system, wherein the closure system comprises:
one or more flexible bands and one or more gripping mats attached to the one or more flexible bands, the one or more gripping mats including a plurality of microlocks,
an inner film and an outer film, wherein the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats are enclosed between the outer film and the inner film, and
a first set of foam elements located on top surfaces of the one or more flexible bands and the one or more gripping mats.