Footwear having lace receiving strands
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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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Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot, and a sole structure fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole structure may include a ground-engaging outer member and the footwear may include a first strand configured to form at least a first lace receiving loop and extending through the outer member of the sole structure.
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21 Claims
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1. An article of footwear, comprising;
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of footwear, comprising;
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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 a plurality of lace receiving loops, including at least a first lace receiving loop on a first side of the upper and a second lace receiving loop on a second side of the upper; wherein the first strand extends from the first side of the upper to the second side of the upper through the ground-engaging outer member of the sole structure; 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; wherein the overlapping region of the first strand forms at least a portion of the first lace receiving loop; and wherein the first end and the second end of the first strand are secured to one another with stitching in the overlapping region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of footwear, comprising;
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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 a first lace receiving loop on a medial side of the upper and a second lace receiving loop on a lateral side of the upper, the first strand extending from the medial side of the upper to the lateral side of the upper between the upper and the ground-engaging outer member of the sole structure; and a second strand configured to form a third lace receiving loop on the medial side of the upper and a fourth lace receiving loop on the lateral side of the upper, the second strand extending from the medial side of the upper to the lateral side of the upper through the ground-engaging outer member of the sole structure; wherein at least one of the first strand and the second strand has a figure eight strand arrangement, forming a first lace receiving loop disposed proximate an instep region on a first side of the upper, and extending from the first lace receiving loop down the first side of the upper to the sole structure, passing through the ground-engaging outer member of the sole structure, extending up a second side of the upper and diagonally across the instep region of the upper, down the first side of the upper, extending under the upper and up the second side of the upper, and forming a second lace receiving loop proximate the instep region on the second side of the upper diagonally opposite the first lace receiving loop. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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