Shoe having elastic tongue-securing straps
First Claim
1. A shoe comprising:
- (a) a sole;
(b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a first side section, a second side section, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends toward the rear section; and
(c) an elastic strap that at least one of (i) extends over and across the tongue, (ii) is attached to the tongue, or (iii) extends from a side edge of the tongue,wherein the tongue extends between and partially underneath the first side section and the second side section,wherein the first side section includes an opening, andwherein the elastic strap includes a first portion, having a proximal end attached to the tongue, that extends along an interior surface of the first side section, a second portion, extending from the first portion, that passes through the opening, and a third portion, extending from the second portion, that runs along an outside surface of the first side section.
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Abstract
Provided are, among other things, shoes having elastic tongue-securing straps. In one representative embodiment, a shoe includes: (a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a left side, a right side, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends rearwardly between the left side and the right side; (c) a left elastic strap that extends from a left side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the left side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the left side of the upper; and (d) a right elastic strap that extends from a right side of the tongue and: (1) extends through a loop that is securely attached to the right side of the upper and has a distal end securely attached to the sole, and/or (2) has its distal end securely attached to the right side of the upper, with the left elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the left side of the tongue and the right elastic strap having a proximal end fixedly attached to the right side of the tongue.
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18 Claims
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1. A shoe comprising:
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(a) a sole; (b) an upper, extending above the sole, that includes a front section, a first side section, a second side section, a rear section, and a tongue that originates from the front section and extends toward the rear section; and (c) an elastic strap that at least one of (i) extends over and across the tongue, (ii) is attached to the tongue, or (iii) extends from a side edge of the tongue, wherein the tongue extends between and partially underneath the first side section and the second side section, wherein the first side section includes an opening, and wherein the elastic strap includes a first portion, having a proximal end attached to the tongue, that extends along an interior surface of the first side section, a second portion, extending from the first portion, that passes through the opening, and a third portion, extending from the second portion, that runs along an outside surface of the first side section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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