Patent ID: 11930890
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper that has a lateral side, a medial side, and a throat area between the medial and lateral sides; and
a lace guide attached to the upper, the lace guide comprising a first portion that extends along the medial side of the upper in a first direction, a second portion that extends along the lateral side of the upper in a second direction, and an intermediate portion that extends between the first and second portions to space the first and second portions apart on opposing sides of the throat area,
wherein the first portion and the second portion at least partly define a plurality of apertures that can receive a lace member, and the lace guide is an elongate continuous piece of material that includes the first portion, the intermediate portion, and the second portion,
wherein the intermediate portion comprises a first folded region adjacent the first portion a second folded region adjacent the second portion,
wherein the elongate continuous piece of material has a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side, and the first side faces away from a surface of the upper at the first and second portions, and the first side faces toward the surface of the upper at the intermediate portion, and
wherein the first folded region and the second folded region cause the intermediate portion to extend in a direction different from the first direction and the second direction, such that the intermediate portion extends from the medial side of the upper to the lateral side of the upper.