Patent ID: 8479415
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper, including a lacing area disposed on a lateral side and a medial side of the upper; a sole structure comprising an outsole and a midsole; wherein the outsole is disposed substantially in a forefoot region and a heel region of the sole structure, and an exposed portion of the midsole forms a channel disposed in the midsole at a location between the outsole in the forefoot region and the heel region; and a wrap member, including a first surface on one side of the wrap member, a second surface on the opposing side of the wrap member, a first edge disposed at a first longitudinal end of the wrap member, a second edge disposed at a second longitudinal end of the wrap member, and a midsection portion disposed generally between the first edge and the second edge; wherein the wrap member is removably attached to the upper at the lacing area on each of the lateral side and the medial side and extends across the channel, the second surface of the wrap member being exposed and being substantially flush with a portion of the sole structure adjacent to the channel; wherein the wrap member tapers from a first width associated with each of the first edge and the second edge to a second width associated with the midsection portion; and wherein the second width of the wrap member substantially matches a width associated with the channel.