Footwear article with adjustable closure
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1. A footwear article comprising:
- a sole;
an upper which defines a space above the sole for receiving a wearer'"'"'s foot, the upper including an ankle opening and an access opening which extends from the ankle opening towards the toe area of the article and which is arranged to permit portions of the upper adjacent said access opening to be raised to facilitate movement of a wearer'"'"'s foot into and from said space; and
a closure for said access opening, said closure comprising flexible flap means having a first portion secured to the upper adjacent a first side of said access opening, the flap means across said opening and having a second portion adapted to be releasably secured to the upper adjacent a second side of said access opening, the spacing between the first and second portions being adjustable, releasable and flexible fastening means on said second portion and on the upper for securing the second portion, said second portion of the flap means being a flexible flap member which has part thereof permanently affixed to the upper in a non-pivotal manner, whereby alignment of the flap member on the upper is readily accomplished by laying the flap member against the upper in its natural configuration.
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Abstract
A footwear article such as an athletic shoe is disclosed. The article has a closure which in a preferred embodiment takes the form of flap means incorporating a lace. The flap means is secured at one end to the upper and extends across an access opening down the front of the shoe and can be releasably fastened to the upper adjacent its distal end by VELCRO (™) fabrics secured between the underside of the flap and the upper.
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1. A footwear article comprising:
- a sole;
an upper which defines a space above the sole for receiving a wearer'"'"'s foot, the upper including an ankle opening and an access opening which extends from the ankle opening towards the toe area of the article and which is arranged to permit portions of the upper adjacent said access opening to be raised to facilitate movement of a wearer'"'"'s foot into and from said space; and
a closure for said access opening, said closure comprising flexible flap means having a first portion secured to the upper adjacent a first side of said access opening, the flap means across said opening and having a second portion adapted to be releasably secured to the upper adjacent a second side of said access opening, the spacing between the first and second portions being adjustable, releasable and flexible fastening means on said second portion and on the upper for securing the second portion, said second portion of the flap means being a flexible flap member which has part thereof permanently affixed to the upper in a non-pivotal manner, whereby alignment of the flap member on the upper is readily accomplished by laying the flap member against the upper in its natural configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a sole;
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