ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE SIZE, IN PARTICULAR FOOTWEAR, AND METHOD OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - Patent 2240042

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EP 2 240 042 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/42

(21)	Application number: 09701725.5

(22)	Date of filing: 16.01.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A43B 3/24^(2006.01)
A43B 13/26^(2006.01)
A45C 3/08^(2006.01)

A43B 3/26^(2006.01)
A43B 13/36^(2006.01)
H04B 1/38^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2009/031268

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/091988 (23.07.2009 Gazette 2009/30)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

18.01.2008 US 22223 P

(71)	Applicant: NIKE International Ltd.
	Beaverton, OR 97005-6453 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	KOHATSU, Shane S. Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453 (US)

(74)	Representative: Tombling, Adrian George
	Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)

(54)	ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE SIZE, IN PARTICULAR FOOTWEAR, AND METHOD OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION THEREOF