ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT

An article of footwear may have an upper with a knitted component. Alone or in combination, the knitted component may include regions with different degrees of stretch-resistance; the knitted component forms a collar with a half-gauge knit; the upper includes a strand with sections that are inlaid w...

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Main Authors Toraya Erin E, Williams, JR. Robert C, Shaffer Benjamin A, Podhajny Daniel A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.03.2018
Subjects
BRAIDING
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR
FOOTWEAR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
KNITTING
LACE-MAKING
LACES IN GENERAL
NON-WOVEN FABRICS
PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
TEXTILES
TRIMMINGS
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Summary:An article of footwear may have an upper with a knitted component. Alone or in combination, the knitted component may include regions with different degrees of stretch-resistance; the knitted component forms a collar with a half-gauge knit; the upper includes a strand with sections that are inlaid within the knitted component, and the sections are positioned immediately adjacent to each other; the strand forms a plurality of loops, pairs of the loops are positioned immediately adjacent to each other and configured to receive a lace; and the knitted component includes a thermoplastic polymer material, and the strand is unbonded to the thermoplastic polymer material.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715817824