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1. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper having a reinforced panel forming a portion of the upper extending from at least a medial heel region, around a rear of the upper, and to at least a lateral heel region, the reinforced panel further comprising
a carrier having interior and exterior faces,a set of first reinforcing strips bonded to the exterior face of the carrier, wherein each of the first reinforcing strips is approximately parallel to at least one adjacent first reinforcing strip and surrounded on both sides along its entire length by unreinforced portions of the carrier exterior face,a set of second reinforcing strips bonded to the interior face of the carrier, wherein each of the second reinforcing strips is approximately parallel to at least one adjacent second reinforcing strip and surrounded on both sides along its entire length by unreinforced portions of the carrier interior face, wherein each of the first reinforcing strips is oriented so as to intersect at least one of the second reinforcing strips and to form acute angles at the intersections, each of the first reinforcing strips includes at least one portion overlapping an unreinforced portion of the carrier interior face, and each of the second reinforcing strips includes at least one portion overlapping an unreinforced portion of the carrier exterior face, wherein each of the first and second reinforcing strips comprises a sheet of material, wherein multiple first and second reinforcing strips are positioned along each of a medial side and a lateral side of the carrier, and along a rearmost side of a heel portion of the carrier, and wherein a top end of each reinforcing strip is spaced from a top edge of the upper and a bottom end of each reinforcing strip is spaced from a bottom edge of the upper. |
