Article of footwear including upper having mesh material
AssigneeConverse Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. Mokos
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes include an upper and a mesh material. The mesh material may be incorporated into the upper. The mesh material may include high tensile strength strands and non-high tensile strength strands. The high tensile strength strands and non-high tensile strength strands may interlock so that the high tensile strength strands are substantially held in place. The mesh material may be provided as a woven material or a knitted material. The mesh material can have a stylish design, which can be a plaid pattern, herringbone pattern, seersucker pattern, or other pattern.
Claims20
An article of footwear having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper comprising:
- a mesh material including higher tensile strength strands and lower tensile strength strands, the higher tensile strength strands having greater tensile strength than the lower tensile strength strands;
- lace apertures;
- and
- a first higher tensile strength strand extending diagonally between a first lace aperture and the sole structure at the midfoot region of the upper, such that the first higher tensile strength strand resists stretch between the first lace aperture and the sole structure.
An article of footwear having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- a mesh upper coupled to the sole structure, the upper comprising:
- a mesh material comprising higher tensile strength strands and lower tensile strength strands forming sets of lower tensile strength strands, the higher tensile strength strands having greater tensile strength than the lower tensile strength strands;
- lace apertures formed in the mesh material;
- a first higher tensile strength strand extending between a first lace aperture and the sole structure at the midfoot region of the upper, such that the first higher tensile strength strand resists stretch between the first lace aperture and the sole structure;
- and
- a first set of lower tensile strength strands extending between the first lace aperture and the sole structure at the midfoot region.
An article of footwear having a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the article of footwear comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper comprising:
- a mesh material including higher tensile strength strands and lower tensile strength strands, the higher tensile strength strands having greater tensile strength than the lower tensile strength strands;
- lace apertures;
- and
- a first higher tensile strength strand extending between a first lace aperture at the midfoot region of the upper and the sole structure at the heel portion of the upper, such that the first higher tensile strength strand resists stretch between the first lace aperture and the sole structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.