Article footwear with removable heel pad
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1. An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
- a sole assembly;
an upper secured to the sole assembly;
a heel counter secured to the upper; and
a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter.
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole assembly, an upper secured to the sole assembly, a heel counter secured to the upper, and a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter.
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1. An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
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a sole assembly;
an upper secured to the sole assembly;
a heel counter secured to the upper; and
a heel pad removably attached to an inner surface of the heel counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
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a sole assembly;
an upper secured to the sole assembly;
a heel counter secured to the upper and having a plurality of recesses; and
a heel pad having a plurality of projections extending outwardly from an exterior surface thereof, each projection received by a corresponding recess to removably attach the heel pad to the heel counter. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
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a sole assembly comprising an outsole, a midsole and an insole;
an upper secured to the midsole;
a heel counter secured to the upper and having a first recess on a medial side thereof and a second recess on a lateral side thereof;
a heel pad having a first projection on a medial side thereof and a second projection on a lateral side thereof, the first recess receiving the first projection and the second recess receiving the second projection;
a first fastener securing the first projection within the first recess;
a second fastener securing the second projection within the second recess; and
a collar secured to an interior surface of the upper, a lower surface of the collar adjacent an upper edge of the heel pad. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An article of footwear comprising, in combination:
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a sole assembly comprising an outsole, a midsole and an insole;
an upper secured to the midsole;
a heel counter secured to the upper and having a first aperture on a medial side thereof and a second aperture on a lateral side thereof;
a heel pad having a first projection on a medial side thereof and a second projection on a lateral side thereof, the first aperture receiving the first projection and the second aperture receiving the second projection; and
a collar secured to an interior surface of the upper, a lower surface of the collar adjacent an upper edge of the heel pad.
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