Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear upper with unitary support frame
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Application No.: US16402513Application Date: 2019-05-03
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Publication No.: US11140941B2Publication Date: 2021-10-12
- Inventor: George A. Xanthos , Katelyn Bruce
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: A43B3/06
- IPC: A43B3/06 ; A43B3/10 ; A43B11/00 ; A43C11/00

Abstract:
An article of footwear has an upper including a body and a unitary support frame attached to the body. A sole structure may be attached to and underlie the upper. The unitary support frame may support the body over the sole structure, and the body may define a foot-receiving cavity over the sole structure and an ankle opening in communication with the foot-receiving cavity. The unitary support frame may define a medial peak at a medial side of the article of footwear and a lateral peak at a lateral side of the article of footwear and may extend forwardly and downwardly from the medial peak and the lateral peak.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200345098A1 FOOTWEAR UPPER WITH UNITARY SUPPORT FRAME Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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