Footwear with counter-supplementing strap
First Claim
1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper;
a counter located at one of a lower lateral heel portion of the upper or a lower medial heel portion of the upper; and
a rear strap having a terminal end and a free end, whereinthe terminal end is fixed in a plantar heel region,the free end is securable in a position at a forward ankle portion of the upper,the rear strap extends upward and rearward across the counter, upward and around a rear of the upper, and upward and across a medial hindfoot portion of the upper when the free end is secured, andthe rear strap is movable relative to the counter and the rear of the upper.
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Abstract
A heel cup formed from a flexible material is located under the heel region of an upper portion of an article of footwear. Lateral and medial counters extend upward from the heel cup on the lateral and medial sides, with the medial counter having a height less than that of the lateral counter, and with a rear edge of the heel cup being lower than the lateral and medial counters. A rear strap extends upward around the lateral counter and around the Achilles tendon of the wearer, and is secured to a location on the upper that is forward of the wearer'"'"'s ankle. During cutting movements in which the article is worn on the outside foot, tilting of the wearer foot and ankle toward the medial side pulls the strap and causes the lateral counter to conform to and support the wearer heel.
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22 Claims
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper; a counter located at one of a lower lateral heel portion of the upper or a lower medial heel portion of the upper; and a rear strap having a terminal end and a free end, wherein the terminal end is fixed in a plantar heel region, the free end is securable in a position at a forward ankle portion of the upper, the rear strap extends upward and rearward across the counter, upward and around a rear of the upper, and upward and across a medial hindfoot portion of the upper when the free end is secured, and the rear strap is movable relative to the counter and the rear of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper; a lateral counter located at a lateral heel portion of the upper; a medial counter located at a medial heel portion of the upper, the medial counter having a peak located higher than a peak of the lateral counter; and a rear strap extending across a substantial portion of one of the medial and lateral counters and securable in a wrapped position extending upward and around a rear of the upper and upward across a hindfoot portion of the upper on a side opposite the one of the medial and lateral counters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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