Article of Footwear For Athletic And Recreational Activities with Bootie

摘要

An article of footwear with an inner bootie that fits into and is strapped into an external shell to form the article of footwear. The inner bootie may have specially-treated regions that together allow the bootie to slip readily into the external shell and to be held firmly in place. When the inner bootie is in place in the external shell, cable loops woven into the lateral side and the medial side of the inner bootie protrude from corresponding openings in the external shell. A lace may then be laced through the cable loops to fasten the throat opening of the external shell over a wearer's foot.

主权项

1. An article of footwear comprising an inner bootie and an external shell,
wherein the inner bootie comprises:
an ankle opening, a toe region and a forefoot region;at least one cable loop woven into a lateral side of the inner bootie and at least one cable loop woven into the medial side of the inner bootie;a perimeter region around at least one of the toe region and the forefoot region, wherein the perimeter region is configured to detachably attach itself to corresponding interior regions of the external shell;wherein the inner bootie further comprises a region on a lower surface of the inner bootie that has a smooth surface; and wherein an ankle strap attached to a heel region of the external shell is configured to be laced through slots on a medial side and on a lateral side of the ankle opening of the inner bootie to attach the external shell to the inner bootie, and wherein the external shell comprises a longitudinal throat opening and at least one opening on a lateral side of the longitudinal throat opening that corresponds to the at least one cable loop on the lateral side of the inner bootie, and at least one opening on a medial side of the longitudinal throat opening that corresponds to the at least one cable loop on the medial side of the inner bootie.