United States
US 12,696,956 B2
Footwear article capable of hands-free donning
US 12,696,956 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: NIKE, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- NIKE, Inc.
- Inventors
- Timothy P. Hopkins; Austin J. Orand; Aaron B. Weast; Peter P. Williams II
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2022-09-22
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,696,956 B2 · US12696956 · 12696956
Abstract
A footwear article includes a collar elevator that is conducive to hands-free donning to secure the wearer's foot during wear. A footwear article capable of hands-free donning includes a sole and an upper having a heel region. The upper includes an inner material layer and an outer material layer. The footwear article also includes a collar elevator positioned between the inner material layer and the outer material layer in the heel region. The collar elevator, in an example, comprises a strand-receiving aperture through which a stitch extends attaching the collar elevator to the upper.
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