Patent ID: 11925234
Assignee: PUMA SE
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising:
an outer layer extending through a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear, the outer layer covering at least partially a medial side and a lateral side of the article of footwear and having a plurality of apertures;
an intermediate layer extending parallel to the outer layer;
an elastic layer extending through the midfoot region and the heel region, the elastic layer at least partially covering an instep region of the article of footwear; and
a lacing system including a lace, a first set of lacing straps, and a second set of lacing straps,
wherein each lacing strap of the first and second sets of lacing straps has an upper end defining a loop that at least partially extends from the apertures to receive a portion of the lace therethrough,
wherein the loops of the first set of lacing straps are arranged closer to a sole structure of the article of footwear than the loops of the second set of lacing straps, and the first set of lacing straps are arranged closer to a back end of the heel region than the second set of lacing straps,
wherein the elastic layer at least partially extends from the outer layer and the intermediate layer, such that the outer layer and the intermediate layer are each directly connected to the elastic layer,
wherein the intermediate layer is not directly connected to the outer layer along at least portions of the medial side and the lateral side such that a space is defined between the outer layer and the intermediate layer that extends from the sole structure to the elastic layer and along at least portions of the medial and lateral sides with a lower end of each lacing strap of the first and second sets of lacing straps being disposed therein, and
wherein the outer layer includes a first elasticity and the elastic layer includes a second elasticity, the second elasticity being at least three times greater than the first elasticity.