Footwear incorporating looped tensile strand elements
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper having a fastening region;
a sole attached to the upper and spaced from the fastening region;
a fastening system; and
a tensile strand element having a tensile strand with a first attachment point, a second attachment point, and an unsecured portion located between the first attachment point and the second attachment point, wherein;
the unsecured portion includes an innermost portion and an outermost portion positioned over the innermost portion, the innermost portion being closer to the upper than the outermost portion;
the first attachment point and the second attachment point are adjacent to the sole; and
the unsecured portion includes a looped portion configured to receive an element of the fastening system.
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Abstract
A tensile strand element for an article of footwear is disclosed. The tensile strand element includes one or more tensile strands secured at their endpoints between the sole and upper of an article of footwear, creating one or more looped portions. The unsecured looped portions may extend into the fastening region of the footwear and engage with a fastening system to tighten the footwear upper snugly against a wearer'"'"'s foot to provide added support.
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1. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper having a fastening region; a sole attached to the upper and spaced from the fastening region; a fastening system; and a tensile strand element having a tensile strand with a first attachment point, a second attachment point, and an unsecured portion located between the first attachment point and the second attachment point, wherein; the unsecured portion includes an innermost portion and an outermost portion positioned over the innermost portion, the innermost portion being closer to the upper than the outermost portion; the first attachment point and the second attachment point are adjacent to the sole; and the unsecured portion includes a looped portion configured to receive an element of the fastening system. - 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 having a fastening region that includes a lace; a sole attached to the upper and spaced from the fastening region; and a tensile strand element including a plurality of tensile strands, each of the plurality of tensile strands having two attachment points and an unsecured portion located between the two attachment points, each unsecured portion having a looped portion, wherein each looped portion is co-located and is configured to receive an element of the fastening system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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