Footwear with closing mechanism permitting easy donning and doffing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018213890-A1
Application number	US-201715422364-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2017
Priority date	Feb 1, 2017
Publication date	Aug 2, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A shoe having a toe portion, a heel portion and first and second sides, the shoe including a sole, an upper and a closing mechanism extending from a top portion of the upper down along the first side of the shoe and then horizontally between the sole and the upper around the toe portion, around the second side and around the heel portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A shoe having a toe portion, a heel portion and first and second sides, the shoe comprising:
a sole; an upper; and a closing mechanism extending from a top portion of the upper down along the first side of the shoe and then horizontally between the sole and the upper around the toe portion, around the second side and around the heel portion.

2 . The shoe as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first side comprises the lateral side and the second side comprises the medial side of the shoe.

3 . The shoe as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first side comprises the medial side and the second side comprises the lateral side of the shoe.

4 . The shoe as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
a strap member extending across the upper from the first side of the shoe to the second side of the shoe; and a flap member extending across the upper from the second side of the shoe towards the first side of the shoe, the flap including an orifice dimensioned for receiving the strap member.

5 . The shoe as recited in claim 4 , further comprising connecting members provided on the flap member and the strap member for connecting the strap member to the flap member.

6 . The shoe as recited in claim 5 , wherein the retaining member comprises a hook and loop fastener.

7 . The shoe as recited in claim 4 , further comprising an elastic section of material provided at a portion of the upper below the strap member and the flap member.

8 . A shoe having a toe portion, a heel portion and first and second sides, the shoe comprising:
a sole; an upper; and a closing mechanism extending horizontally along the first side of the shoe between the sole and the upper around the toe portion of the shoe, around the second side and around the heel portion and along the first side of the shoe.

9 . The shoe as recited in claim 8 , wherein the first side comprises the lateral side and the second side comprises the medial side of the shoe.

10 . The shoe as recited in claim 8 , wherein the first side comprises the medial side and the second side comprises the lateral side of the shoe.

11 . The shoe as recited in claim 8 , further comprising:
a strap member extending across the upper from the first side of the shoe to the second side of the shoe; a flap member extending across the upper from the second side of the shoe towards the first side of the shoe, the flap including an orifice dimensioned for receiving the strap member.

12 . The shoe as recited in claim 10 , further comprising connecting members provided on the flap member and the strap member for connecting the strap member to the flap member.

13 . The shoe as recited in claim 11 , wherein the retaining member comprises a hook and loop fastener.

14 . The shoe as recited in claim 11 , further comprising an elastic section of material provided at a portion of the upper below the strap member and the flap member.

15 . A shoe having a toe portion, a heel portion and first and second sides, the shoe comprising:
a sole; an upper; and a closing mechanism extending horizontally along the first side of the shoe at the toe portion and between the sole and the upper, extending around the toe portion, around the second side and around the heel portion and ending along the first side of the shoe at the heel portion.

16 . The shoe as recited in claim 15 , wherein the first side comprises the lateral side and the second side comprises the medial side of the shoe.

17 . The shoe as recited in claim 15 , wherein the first side comprises the medial side and the second side comprises the lateral side of the shoe.

18 . The shoe as recited in claim 15 , further comprising:
a strap member extending across the upper from the first side of the shoe to the second side of the shoe; a flap member extending across the upper from the second side of the shoe towards the first side of the shoe, the flap including an orifice dimensioned for receiving the strap member.

19 . The shoe as recited in claim 18 , further comprising connecting members provided on the flap member and the strap member for connecting the strap member to the flap member.

20 . The shoe as recited in claim 19 , wherein the retaining member comprises a hook and loop fastener.

21 . The shoe as recited in claim 18 , further comprising an elastic section of material provided at a portion of the upper below the strap member and the flap member.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Innocente Claudio

Classifications

• A43B3/06

  Shoes with flaps; Footwear with divided uppers · CPC title

• A43B11/00

  Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing, e.g. with straps · CPC title

• A43B23/0245

  characterised by the constructive form · CPC title

• A43C11/12 Primary

  Slide or glide fastenings · CPC title

• A43C11/1493

  Strap fastenings having hook and loop-type fastening elements · CPC title