Footwear upper with knitted component and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. MacGilbert, William C. McFarland, II
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Abstract
A method of knitting a knitted component for an upper of an article of footwear is provided. The method may include using a flat knitting machine. The upper may be configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The method may include performing a pass of at least one yarn feeder along the longitudinal axis relative to first and second needle beds, feeding at least one yarn with the at least one feeder during the pass, forming, during the pass, a plurality of first loops with the first needles to define a first portion of the knitted component, and forming, during the pass, a plurality of second loops with the second needles to define a second portion of the knitted component.
Claims20
A knitted component for an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
- a first knitted portion, the first knitted portion including a first plurality of loops, wherein the first knitted portion is included at least partially in an overfoot portion of the knitted component, and wherein the first knitted portion is continuous between a lateral side and a medial side of the overfoot portion;
- a second knitted portion, the second knitted portion including a second plurality of loops, wherein the second knitted portion is included at least partially in an underfoot portion of the knitted component;
- a first joined area that joins the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, the first joined area being located on a first side of the article of footwear;
- a second joined area that joins the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, the second joined area being located on a second side of the article of footwear;
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- a tensile element, wherein the tensile element extends across at least one of the first joined area and the second joined area such that the tensile element extends through each of the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion.
A knitted component for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a first knitted portion, the first knitted portion including a first plurality of loops, wherein the first knitted portion is included at least partially in an overfoot portion of the knitted component, and wherein the first knitted portion is continuous between a lateral side and a medial side of the overfoot portion;
- a second knitted portion, the second knitted portion including a second plurality of loops, wherein the second knitted portion is included at least partially in an underfoot portion of the knitted component;
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- a first joined area that joins the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, the first joined area being located on a first side of the article of footwear, wherein the first joined area includes a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment of the first joined area extends within a heel region of the knitted component such that it joins a front heel area and a rear heel area, and wherein the second segment of the first joined area extends within a midfoot region such that it joins the overfoot portion and the underfoot portion of the knitted component.
A knitted component for an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
- a first knitted portion that is included in an overfoot portion of the article of footwear, wherein the first knitted portion is continuous between a lateral side and a medial side of the overfoot portion of the article of footwear;
- a second knitted portion that is included in an underfoot portion of the article of footwear;
- a first joined area that joins the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, the first joined area being located on a first side of the article of footwear;
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- a tensile element, wherein the tensile element extends across the first joined area such that the tensile element extends through each of the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion.
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