| US 7,543,397 B2 | ||
| Article of footwear for fencing | ||
| Bruce J. Kilgore, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US); and Ciro Fusco, Portland, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nike, Inc., Beaverton, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/536,103. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0078102 A1, Apr. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43C 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—50.1 [D2/969] | 22 Claims |
| 1. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper attached to a sole:
a bootie forming an interior of the upper;
an outer layer covering a substantial portion of the bootie;
the outer layer including an opening on a lateral side of the article of footwear;
the bootie attached to the outer layer only on a lateral side of the opening so that the bootie is otherwise unconstrained
with respect to the outer layer and so that the bootie is displaceable with respect to the outer layer and the sole;
the opening formed through the outer layer to divide the outer layer into a medial portion having a medial edge and a lateral
portion having a lateral edge, wherein the medial edge and the lateral edge bound the opening; and
the opening having an adjustable portion and a fixed portion, wherein the medial edge and the lateral edge are affixed to
at least one additional layer of the upper in the fixed portion.
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