US 12,458,112 B2
Article of footwear having a closure system
Andreas Siegismund, Rueckersdorf (DE); Reinhold Sussmann, Scheinfeld (DE); and Romain Girard, Lauf an der Pegnitz (DE)
Assigned to PUMA SE, Herzegenaurach (DE)
Filed by PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,574.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,983, filed on Jan. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0210220 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/22 (2013.01) [A43C 11/008 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
an upper attached to a sole structure to define an interior cavity, wherein the sole structure includes a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region; and
a closure system, the closure system further comprising:
a closure mechanism;
a securing element; and
a cord that is operably engaged with the upper of the footwear and the closure mechanism, wherein the closure mechanism is actuated to adjust the footwear from a loosened configuration to a tightened configuration, wherein the securing element is configured to be engaged with the closure mechanism to secure the footwear in the tightened configuration, and wherein the securing element is a strap that extends across the upper from a medial side to a lateral side, the strap having a receptacle defined by a securing surface, the securing surface being configured to be removably engaged with the closure mechanism, wherein the strap narrows in width from the lateral side to the medial side, such that the strap, when engaged with the closure mechanism, only partially covers a winding region formed by the cord proximate a tongue of the footwear, wherein the strap has a fixed end that is permanently fastened to the upper and the sole structure.