Patent ID: 11969058
Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear comprising:
a sole;
an upper coupled to the sole, the upper including an inner surface and an outer surface, the upper being configured to receive at least a portion of a human foot within an interior cavity at least partially defined by the upper;
a plurality of eyelets disposed on the upper, each eyelet including a pair of openings disposed in the upper, the plurality of eyelets including a first set of eyelets and a second set of eyelets, each eyelet of the first set including a pair of openings that extend in a first direction that is a longitudinal direction of the article of footwear, and each eyelet of the second set including a pair of openings that extend in a second direction transverse the first direction; and
a plurality of cords threaded through pairs of openings of the plurality of eyelets such that each cord includes a series of unexposed portions and a series of exposed portions, wherein the series of exposed portions are disposed more proximate to the outer surface of the upper than the inner surface of the upper, and the plurality of cords includes a first cord threaded through the eyelets of the first set and a second cord threaded through the eyelets of the second set.