Patent ID: 9144263
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A43B,A43C

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear configured for wearing on a foot of a wearer, the article of footwear configured to support a closure element that selectively secures the article of footwear to the foot, the article of footwear comprising: an upper configured to receive the foot and configured to support the closure element, the upper including a heel region, a medial side, and a lateral side; a sole structure that is fixed to the upper; a longitudinal strand that extends along one of the medial side and the lateral side; an underfoot strand that is coupled to the longitudinal strand and that extends across the sole structure to extend between the lateral side and the medial side of the upper; and a closure strand having a first end fixed relative to the one of the medial side and the lateral side, a second end fixed relative to the one of the medial side and the lateral side, and a middle portion that extends continuously between the first end and the second end, the middle portion being coupled to and zigzagging between the longitudinal strand and the closure element such that tensioning of the closure element tensions the longitudinal strand, the underfoot strand, and the closure strand to selectively secure the article of footwear to the foot.