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US 10,791,791 B2Granted
Articles of footwear reinforced with high tenacity yarn
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsLauren E. Cox, Seth M. Wiberg, Roberto Zavala
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Abstract
Articles of footwear may include a knitted component defining at least part of a void and joined with a sole structure. The knitted component may include an interior knit layer, an exterior knit layer, and a plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn between the interior and exterior knit layers. The plurality of inlaid courses of high tenacity yarn may include at least three courses of the high tenacity yarn, each of which may be separated from an adjacent course of the plurality by no more than five courses.
Claims25
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component defining at least part of a void and comprising:
- an interior knit layer;
- an exterior knit layer;
- a plurality of inlaid courses of a high tenacity yarn between the interior and exterior knit layers, the plurality comprising at least three courses of the high tenacity yarn, each of which is separated from an adjacent course of the plurality by no more than five courses of the knitted component;
- a plurality of openings formed in the exterior knit layer, through which exposed portions of the plurality of inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn are visible from a viewpoint facing the exterior knit layer;
- and,
- a sole structure joined with the knitted component;
- wherein the plurality of openings forms a pattern, at least a portion of which has an orientation other than a course-wise or a wale-wise direction, in which adjacent openings of the plurality of openings expose different inlaid courses of the high tenacity yarn.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component defining at least part of a void, comprising:
- a first plurality of courses of a high tenacity yarn inlaid between an interior knit layer and an exterior knit layer, wherein the first plurality comprises at least three courses, at least two of which are spaced apart by no more than five courses of the exterior knit layer;
- and
- a second plurality of courses of the high tenacity yarn inlaid between the interior knit layer and the exterior knit layer and located in a different location of the knitted component from the first plurality;
- a first plurality of openings formed in the exterior knit layer, through which exposed portions of the first plurality of courses of the high tenacity yarn are visible from a viewpoint facing the exterior knit layer;
- and,
- a sole structure joined with the knitted component;
- wherein the first plurality of openings forms a pattern, at least a portion of which has an orientation other than a course-wise or a wale-wise direction, in which adjacent openings of the first plurality of openings expose different courses of the high tenacity yarn.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.