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Footwear having lace receiving strands

  • US 9,420,851 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2014
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of footwear, comprising;

  • an upper configured to receive a foot;

    a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole structure including a ground-engaging outer member; and

    a first strand configured to form at least a first lace receiving loop and extending through the ground-engaging outer member of the sole structure;

    wherein the ground-engaging outer member has a unitary, one-piece construction;

    wherein the first strand includes a first end and a second end;

    wherein the first end and the second end of the first strand overlap one another in an overlapping region; and

    wherein the first end and the second end of the first strand are secured to one another with stitching in the overlapping region.

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