Article of Footwear Incorporating a Woven or Non-Woven Textile With Durable Water Repellant Properties

A woven or non-woven textile for an upper of an article of footwear, methods for making the woven and non-woven textiles, and a method of making the article of footwear is described. The textile includes a first portion formed by a first yarn or fiber having durable water repellent properties and a...

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Main Authors DUA BHUPESH, TORAYA ERIN, MALLEN SABRINA P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.08.2015
Subjects
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
FOOTWEAR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
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Summary:A woven or non-woven textile for an upper of an article of footwear, methods for making the woven and non-woven textiles, and a method of making the article of footwear is described. The textile includes a first portion formed by a first yarn or fiber having durable water repellent properties and a second portion formed by a second yarn or fiber different from the first yarn or fiber. The second yarn or fiber is disposed along an edge portion of the textile configured to be attached to a sole structure to form an article of footwear. The woven textile is formed of unitary woven construction, and the non-woven textile is formed of unitary non-woven construction.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514606474