Patent ID: 9491983
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C

Claim Text:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion and a heel portion; a longitudinal direction extending from the forefoot portion to the heel portion of the article of footwear; an upper having an interior cavity; a sole structure, further comprising: wherein the cord is positioned such that applying tension to first and second end portions of the cord contracts the gap from a loosened condition to a tightened condition such that the first side portion and the second side portion of the sole structure are moved closer together in the tightened condition than in the loosened condition; and wherein the gap extends through a majority of a length of the sole structure; wherein the gap includes a first gap portion that extends from a first end portion of the gap to a gap vertex portion, and wherein the first gap portion splits into a second gap portion and a third gap portion at the gap vertex portion; and wherein the first gap portion extends approximately in the longitudinal direction and wherein the second gap portion and the third gap portion are angled with respect to the longitudinal direction such that the gap is y-shaped.