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

Claim 5:
6. An article of footwear comprising:
a sole;
an upper coupled to the sole, the upper being configured to receive at least a portion of a human foot; and
a plurality of eyelets disposed on the upper, each eyelet including a pair of slits disposed in the upper, the pair of slits of each eyelet of a first portion of the plurality of eyelets extending in a first direction, and the pair of slits of each eyelet of a second portion of the plurality of eyelets extending in a second direction that differs from the first direction, the first direction being in a longitudinal direction of the article of apparel and the second direction being transverse the first direction;
a first cord extending through the first portion of the plurality of the eyelets; and
a second cord extending through the second portion of the plurality of the eyelets;
wherein each of the first cord and the second cord is threaded through the first portion of the plurality of the eyelets or the second portion of the plurality of the eyelets such that each of the first cord and the second cord includes a series of unexposed portions and a series of exposed portions.