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US 10,349,702 B2Granted
Knitting of multiple uppers on a machine
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. McFarland, II, Kristen Orme
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing articles of footwear including forming a first upper on a textile manufacturing machine and forming a second upper on the textile manufacturing machine at a time that at least partially overlaps with formation of the first upper. The first upper and the second upper are formed at separate locations of the textile manufacturing machine.
Claims14
A method for manufacturing articles of footwear, the method comprising:
- forming a first upper on a textile manufacturing machine;
- and
- forming a second upper on the textile manufacturing machine at a time that at least partially overlaps with formation of the first upper;
- wherein the first upper and the second upper are formed at separate locations of the textile manufacturing machine such that the first and second uppers are disconnected from each other;
- wherein the textile manufacturing machine comprises a first section and a second section, the first upper being formed in the first section, and the second upper being formed in the second section;
- wherein the textile manufacturing machine comprises one or more inactivated needles that separate the first section from the second section;
- wherein the first section comprises one or more first feeders, and the second section comprises one or more second feeders;
- and
- wherein the one or more first feeders remain within the first section, and the one or more second feeders remain within the second section.
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A method for manufacturing articles of footwear, the method comprising:
- forming a first upper on a textile manufacturing machine;
- and
- forming a second upper on the textile manufacturing machine at a time that at least partially overlaps with formation of the first upper,
- wherein the first upper is formed on the textile manufacturing machine in a configuration having a length and a width, wherein the length is at least two times greater than the width such that the first and second uppers are disconnected from each other;
- wherein the textile manufacturing machine comprises a first section and a second section, the first upper being formed in the first section, and the second upper being formed in the second section;
- wherein the first section comprises a standard feeder and a combination feeder, and the second section comprises a standard feeder and a combination feeder;
- and
- wherein the standard feeder and combination feeder in the first section remain within the first section, and the standard feeder and combination feeder in the second section remain within the second section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.