Patent ID: 8544192

Claim:
An article of footwear, comprising: a first continuous portion including a base portion and a plurality of strips; the plurality of strips comprising a first set of strips and a second set of strips; a second continuous portion extending around an upper periphery of the article, the second continuous portion including a first set of apertures; a third continuous portion including a second set of apertures; wherein at least one strip of the first set of strips comprises a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion; wherein the first end portion is continuous with an outer periphery of the base portion along a first side of the article of footwear associated with one of a medial portion and a lateral portion and wherein the second end portion is attached to the base portion along the first side; wherein the intermediate portion of the at least one strip is disposed through at least one aperture of the first set of apertures in the second continuous portion; and wherein at least one strip of the second set of strips is disposed through at least one aperture of the second set of apertures in the third continuous portion.