Patent ID: 9078490
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A43B,A43C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of providing support to an ankle and foot comprising: providing a covering having an outer surface, wherein a cable tightening mechanism is rotatably attached to the outer surface proximate to a top edge of the covering; providing a first cable segment extending between the cable tightening mechanism and a first exposed loop portion located on a lateral bottom strap of the covering, the first cable segment having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first cable segment attached to the cable tightening mechanism and the second portion forming the first exposed loop portion; providing a second cable segment extending between the cable tightening mechanism and a second exposed loop portion located on a medial bottom strap of the covering, the second cable segment having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second cable segment attached to the cable tightening mechanism and the second portion forming the second exposed loop portion; contacting a portion of an article of footwear with a portion of the covering, the article of footwear having a first footwear loop anchor mounted on a lateral side of an upper of the article of footwear and a second footwear loop anchor mounted on a medial side of the upper; positioning the first exposed loop portion around the first footwear loop anchor; positioning the second exposed loop portion around the second footwear loop anchor; and rotating the cable tightening mechanism in order to tighten the first exposed loop portion around the first footwear loop anchor and the second exposed loop portion around the second footwear loop anchor.