Patent ID: 8844171
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. An article of footwear, comprising: an upper including a forefoot region, a heel region and a midfoot region disposed between the forefoot region and the heel region; a ball contacting surface disposed on the upper of the article of footwear, the ball contacting surface including a raised peak member disposed at a top portion of the upper adjacent to an entry hole for receiving a foot within the upper, said raised peak member having a first height at an apex of said raised peak member; wherein said raised peak member diminishes from the first height to a second height that is smaller than the first height following a first contour along the longitudinal axis in the direction of the forefoot region; wherein said raised peak member diminishes from the first height to a third height that is smaller than the first height following a second contour along the lateral axis in the direction of a medial side of the article of footwear; the first contour and the second contour converging together at the apex of said peak member; and wherein said raised peak member is substantially concave along the first contour along the longitudinal axis in the direction of the forefoot region and is substantially concave along the second contour along the lateral axis in the direction of the medial side; and wherein the ball contacting surface and said raised peak member are comprised of an overlay disposed over a substrate material; wherein the overlay is arranged in a geometric pattern over the substrate; and wherein the thickness of the overlay forms the first height, the second height, and the third height.