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US 10,851,482 B2Granted
Protected float
AssigneeNKE S.p.A.
InventorsJuan L. Aceves Tinajero, William P. Halligan
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Abstract
A knitted component may include a course of a first yarn type and a course of a second yarn type, a first surface at least partially formed by the course of the first yarn type, and a cavity formed within the knitted component that is recessed relative to the first surface. A first float formed by the course of the second yarn type may extend across the cavity and may be exposed, and the course of the second yarn type may include a stitch that is knitted into the knitted component adjacent the float.
Claims20
A knitted component, comprising:
- a first course having a first yarn type and formed with a double jersey knit structure and a second course having a second yarn type;
- a first surface at least partially formed by the first course;
- a cavity formed within the knitted component that is recessed relative to the first surface;
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- a first float formed by the course of the second yarn type that extends across the cavity, wherein the double jersey knit structure is located on a first side of the first float such that the first float is exposed within the cavity.
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An upper, comprising:
- a knit layer at least partially formed by a course of a first yarn type and having multi-bed construction, the knit layer comprising a first surface;
- a cavity formed within the knit layer by the multi-bed construction that is recessed relative to the first surface;
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- a first course of a second yarn type comprising a first knit stitch and a first float that extends across the cavity, wherein the first knit stitch is interlooped with the knit layer,
- wherein the first float has a first length, and wherein the knit layer is located on a first side of the first float at the cavity such that the first float is exposed from a viewing perspective facing the first surface within the cavity.
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A knitted component, comprising:
- a knit layer having a first knit surface, wherein the first knit layer includes a depression on the first knit surface formed by a double jersey knit structure, the depression at least partially forming a cavity;
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- a floating length of a first yarn,
- wherein the double jersey knit construction is located on a first side of the floating length such that the floating length extends through the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.