FOOTWEAR ARTICLE HAVING CORD STRUCTURE
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1. A footwear article, comprising:
- an upper, at least a portion of which is formed via one or more slippably-engaged and intertwined cords configured to at least partially enclose a foot, at least one of the cords engaged with an anchor cord traversing around a portion of the upper.
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Abstract
A footwear article is provided herein. The footwear article may include a cord structure including interconnected bights in a vamp cord and a rand cord forming a loop line extending along at least a portion of the footwear article, and further including an anchor cord extending along the portion of the footwear article and parallel to the loop line. The rand cord may couple to the anchor cord. In this way, the cord structure may be tensioned independently of other upper materials.
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20 Claims
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1. A footwear article, comprising:
an upper, at least a portion of which is formed via one or more slippably-engaged and intertwined cords configured to at least partially enclose a foot, at least one of the cords engaged with an anchor cord traversing around a portion of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A footwear article, comprising:
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a sole; an upper coupled to the sole, the upper comprising a fabric structure and a cord structure, the cord structure comprising at least two cords intertwined with each other via a plurality of loops to form a loop line, one cord of the at least two cords of the cord structure engaged with an anchor cord parallel to the loop line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A footwear article, comprising:
a looped upper with cords forming a structure configured to enclose a foot, the cords in the upper in slippable engagement with respect to one another, one of the cords further engaged with an anchor cord positioned away from and not parallel to a bottom of a sole coupled to the upper, wherein a first cord of the cords forms a first plurality of loops and a second cord of the cords forms a second plurality of loops, wherein a loop of the first plurality of loops is in slippable engagement with at least two loops of the second plurality of loops, and wherein a loop of the second plurality of loops is in slippable engagement with at least two loops of the first plurality of loops. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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