Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system

Details Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system

2006-01-30

2008-10-21

Patterson, Marie (Department: 3728)

Inductor devices

Polyphase

Adjustable inductor

C036S058500, C036S058600

Reexamination Certificate

active

07439837

ABSTRACT:
An article of footwear for receiving a foot of a wearer. The footwear includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The footwear also includes a heel strap having a U-shaped configuration with a pair of end areas and a central area. The end areas are secured to at least one of the upper and the sole structure, and the central area is unsecured to the upper and the sole structure. At least one of the upper and the sole structure define a foot-supporting surface with a raised periphery in at least a heel region of the footwear, and the central area of the heel strap is a contoured area that lays adjacent the raised periphery in the heel region. The strap may be separated from the foot-supporting surface and placed around a heel of the foot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 866598 (1907-09-01), Price
patent: 1410907 (1922-03-01), Garfinkle
patent: 1686175 (1928-10-01), Read
patent: 1989613 (1935-01-01), Disch
patent: 2024729 (1935-12-01), Gustin
patent: 2062909 (1936-12-01), Kenagy, Sr. et al.
patent: 2711033 (1955-06-01), Dick
patent: 2736110 (1956-02-01), Hardimon
patent: 2920402 (1960-01-01), Minera
patent: 4183156 (1980-01-01), Rudy
patent: 5615496 (1997-04-01), Sharpstein
patent: 7222442 (2007-05-01), Hillyer et al.
patent: 2004/0055179 (2004-03-01), Wang
patent: 2006/0075656 (2006-04-01), Januszewski et al.
patent: 2006/0090374 (2006-05-01), Hillyer et al.
patent: 08322602 (1996-12-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4005553