Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
036051000 | Elastic | 7 |
20080276492 | Elastic footwear strap - The present invention is a strap that is designed to be a replacement strap for Crocs™ branded footwear and other similarly designed footwear. The present invention is an elastic footwear strap that allows the shoe to be worn securely by wrapping around the heel or ankle, while at the same time being selectively replaceable and removable. This replacement strap is both decorative and utilitarian in nature. | 11-13-2008 |
20110047822 | ELASTIC CORD - An elastic cord comprising an elongated string having a first end and an opposite second end. An outer cover is formed from polymer material such as an air permeable, hydrophobic wicking fiber material. The outer cover may be formed of a recycled material. The outer cover surrounds an elastic core. The elastic core can be made of a polymer or a rubber material. The core material may be formed from a recycled material. | 03-03-2011 |
20130340283 | Footwear Incorporating Looped Tensile Strand Elements - 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. | 12-26-2013 |
20140208615 | ELASTIC CLOSURE FOR FOOTWEAR - The elastic closure for footwear is a releasable closure for an open upper of an article of footwear. The elastic closure includes an elastomeric loop having opposed first and second ends, an anchoring member, such as a button, secured to the first end of the elastomeric loop, and an aglet secured to and covering the second end of the elastomeric loop. In use, the aglet and the second end of the elastomeric loop are inserted from above through a first eyelet of an upper of the article of footwear, so that the aglet and the second end of the elastomeric loop may be drawn through a second eyelet of the upper from below. The button prevents the first end of the elastomeric loop from passing through the first eyelet. The second end of the elastomeric loop is then stretched across the upper and releasably secured about the button. | 07-31-2014 |
20150096193 | FOOTWEAR SECURING SYSTEM - Devices for adjusting the fit of footwear, the devices including a lace receiver configured to frictionally receive a resilient lace and to restrict passage of the resilient lace through the lace receiver, and a latch coupled to the lace receiver and configured to releasingly couple with the resilient lace, wherein coupling the latch to the resilient lace tensions the resilient lace and pulls a first retaining flap of the footwear toward a second retaining flap of the footwear. In some examples, the device is configured to adjust the fit of apparel. | 04-09-2015 |
20160100654 | Shoe Having Lace Fitting Structure - A shoe including a sole | 04-14-2016 |
20160128429 | Easy Access Articles of Footwear - Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, may include: (a) an upper including an opening through which a leg of a wearer extends, wherein the upper includes a foot insertion opening extending rearwardly and downwardly from a front portion of the leg opening at least to a heel area of the upper; (b) a closure system for releasably closing the foot insertion opening and optionally tightening the shoe on the foot; and (c) a sole structure engaged with the upper. The foot insertion opening widely opens the side and/or rear area of the shoe to allow for easy insertion and removal of a foot. Such uppers can be particularly useful for hightop athletic footwear, boots, or other footwear that extends up to or at least partially over a wearer's ankles. | 05-12-2016 |