Patent ID: 11910881
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. The article of footwear of claim 10 further comprising:
an ankle collar portion defined by the lateral sidewall portion and the medial sidewall portion, wherein the ankle collar portion is adjacent to and surrounds the ankle opening;
an eye stay reinforcement disposed about and adjacent to the throat opening and further disposed between the ankle collar portion and the vamp, the eye stay reinforcement further defining:
a first eyelet opening disposed at each of the first lateral attachment point positioned at the vamp on the lateral sidewall portion and the first medial attachment point positioned at the vamp on the medial sidewall portion, wherein the first eyelet opening disposed at the first lateral attachment point at the vamp receives the first tension member first end and couples the first tension member first end to the lateral sidewall portion at the first lateral attachment point, and wherein the first eyelet opening disposed at the first medial attachment point at the vamp receives the second tension member first end and couples the second tension member first end to the medial sidewall portion at the first medial attachment point; and
a second eyelet opening disposed at each of the second lateral attachment point and the second medial attachment point positioned at the ankle collar portion and adjacent to the throat opening on each of the lateral sidewall portion and the medial sidewall portion, wherein the second eyelet opening is defined by the eye stay reinforcement and the lateral sidewall portion receives the first tension member and couples the first tension member to the lateral sidewall portion, and wherein the second eyelet opening defined by the eye stay reinforcement and the medial sidewall portion receives the second tension member and couples the second tension member to the medial sidewall portion.