US 12,167,779 B2
Article of footwear
Nicole Doenges, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,705.
Application 17/748,705 is a continuation of application No. 16/595,742, filed on Oct. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,350,702.
Application 16/595,742 is a continuation of application No. 15/939,401, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,470,524, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/478,868, filed on Mar. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273074 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 5/00 (2013.01) [A43C 1/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyelet system for an article of footwear, the eyelet system comprising:
an upper and a sole structure coupled with the upper;
a base structure having a top layer and a bottom layer coupled to the top layer, the base structure defining a first edge and a second edge, wherein the base structure is secured to the article of footwear at a location between the upper and the sole structure; and
a plurality of loop strands extending from the first edge of the base structure and from between the top layer and the bottom layer, wherein:
each loop strand is constructed from a flexible fabric material; and
each loop strand further comprises a strand with two ends, the ends of each of the plurality of loop strands being coupled to the base structure between the top layer and the bottom layer;
each loop strand includes a portion that is entirely exposed along an exterior surface of the upper as each loop strand extends from an edge of the sole structure that borders the upper; and
each loop strand is isolated and spaced from every other loop strand along the portion of each loop strand that is entirely exposed along the exterior surface of the upper.