Footwear closure system with integrally molded hooks
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1. An article of footwear having a closure system, the closure system comprising a plastic portion, the plastic portion having a first field of hooks injection molded therein, said closure system further including a cooperative loop-bearing member for releasable engagement with said field of injection molded hooks.
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Abstract
A footwear article with a hook and loop fastening system, wherein the hooks are a field of injection molded hooks. The injection molded hooks can be integral with a wall of the footwear article, such as the shell of a skate or ski boot, or the hooks can be formed on an injection molded subassembly that is assembled into the footwear article.
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- 1. An article of footwear having a closure system, the closure system comprising a plastic portion, the plastic portion having a first field of hooks injection molded therein, said closure system further including a cooperative loop-bearing member for releasable engagement with said field of injection molded hooks.
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