Patent ID: 6922917

Claim:
A shoe comprising a sole coupled to an upper where the upper comprises a toe box, a throat opening, and a heel, the shoe containing a tightening system, the tightening system comprising: a canopy; the canopy comprising: a fixed end coupled to the upper, a free end opposite the fixed end, a body between the fixed end and the free end, the body traverses the throat opening, at least one slit originating at the free end and extending into the body, the at least one slit forming a plurality of lobes in the canopy, and each of the plurality of lobes having at least one canopy cable guide attached proximate the free end thereof, a tightening apparatus connected to the upper; at least one upper cable guide attached to the upper; and a lace; the lace connected to the tightening apparatus, the at least one upper cable guide and each of the at least one canopy cable guides whereby using the tightening apparatus to tighten the lace facilitates the canopy molding to a foot of the user.