Heel structure with locating pegs and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
First Claim
1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper including an inner layer and an outer layer, and defining a foot-receiving cavity inward of the inner layer, wherein the outer layer defines at least one aperture;
a heel structure having a deformable element attached to a rigid base, wherein the deformable element is capable of movement between an uncollapsed configuration and a collapsed configuration with respect to the base, wherein the deformable element is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and the inner layer is disposed between the deformable element and the foot-receiving cavity; and
at least one peg extending outward from at least one of the deformable element, and the base, and extending through the aperture in the outer layer, wherein the peg is secured at a surface of the upper.
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Abstract
A footwear article includes an upper defining apertures spaced apart from one another in a first arrangement. A heel structure has a deformable element attached to a base. The deformable element has pegs spaced apart from one another in the first arrangement and extending through the apertures in the upper. A method of manufacturing a footwear article includes placing a deformable element between an inner layer and an outer layer of an upper and attaching the deformable element to a rigid base. The deformable element includes at least one peg extending outward toward the outer layer. The method includes inserting the peg through the outer layer so that the peg extends through the outer layer and is exposed at an exterior surface of the outer layer. After inserting the peg of the footwear element through the outer layer of the upper, the peg is secured at the exterior surface of the outer layer.
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper including an inner layer and an outer layer, and defining a foot-receiving cavity inward of the inner layer, wherein the outer layer defines at least one aperture; a heel structure having a deformable element attached to a rigid base, wherein the deformable element is capable of movement between an uncollapsed configuration and a collapsed configuration with respect to the base, wherein the deformable element is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer and the inner layer is disposed between the deformable element and the foot-receiving cavity; and at least one peg extending outward from at least one of the deformable element, and the base, and extending through the aperture in the outer layer, wherein the peg is secured at a surface of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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