Article of footwear with tongue and heel openings

An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a tongue opening and a heel opening. The tongue opening extends through a tongue of the upper, and the tongue opening is located in a rearward area of the tongue. The heel opening extends into a he...

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Main Author TORAYA ERIN ELIZABETH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.06.2014
Subjects
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
FOOTWEAR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
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Summary:An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a tongue opening and a heel opening. The tongue opening extends through a tongue of the upper, and the tongue opening is located in a rearward area of the tongue. The heel opening extends into a heel region of the upper. In donning an article of footwear a first finger may extend through an opening in a tongue of the article of footwear. A second finger is located through an opening in a heel region of the article of footwear. The fingers are separated to expand a size of an ankle aperture of the article of footwear, and foot is inserted into the article of footwear through the ankle aperture.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113247218