Title:
FOOTWEAR WITH TWO TONGUES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/083213
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of articles of footwear or foot-receiving devices having inner and outer tongues, such as double tongue snowboarding boots, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, an article of footwear or foot-receiving device (e.g., snowboarding boot, etc.) generally includes a housing member at least partially defining a chamber for receiving a foot. An inner tongue is coupled to the housing member. An outer tongue is coupled to at least one of the inner tongue and the housing member. Other aspects of the present disclosure relates to methods. An exemplary method of wearing an article of footwear (e.g., snowboarding boot, etc.) generally includes tucking a portion of a wearer's pants leg generally between inner and outer tongues of the snowboarding boot. Another example method includes inserting a foot through an opening of a housing member of a foot-receiving device (e.g., snowboarding boot, etc.), that also includes first and second tongues.
Inventors:
PELLETIER STEPHEN D (US)
AZIRUMI JAMES K (US)
AZIRUMI JAMES K (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/020896
Publication Date:
October 21, 2010
Filing Date:
January 13, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD (US)
PELLETIER STEPHEN D (US)
AZIRUMI JAMES K (US)
PELLETIER STEPHEN D (US)
AZIRUMI JAMES K (US)
International Classes:
A43B5/04; A43B23/26
Foreign References:
| US4377913A | 1983-03-29 | |||
| US6408542B1 | 2002-06-25 | |||
| US5154011A | 1992-10-13 | |||
| US5279052A | 1994-01-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SIMINSKI, Robert, M. et al. (Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.,P.O. Box 82, Bloomfield Hills MI, US)
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