Patent ID: 11918075
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A heel closure apparatus for an article of footwear, comprising:
a heel cup comprising a side lobe and a central lobe;
a fastener receiving portion disposed at a distal end of the side lobe;
a guard disposed proximate the fastener receiving portion;
wherein the fastener receiving portion is configured to capture and retain a fastener;
wherein the guard defines a first ramp portion and a cross-bar coupled to the first ramp portion;
wherein the fastener receiving portion includes a second ramp portion that connects an anterior edge of the fastener receiving portion to an outward-facing surface of the side lobe; and
wherein a ramp height of the second ramp portion of the fastener receiving portion is greatest proximate the anterior edge of the fastener receiving portion.