Article incorporating a lenticular knit structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAdrian Meir, Daniel A. Podhajny
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Abstract
An article of footwear including an upper incorporating a knitted component having color-shifting properties is provided. Color-shift properties can be generated by one or more lenticular knit structures disposed across the upper of the article of footwear. The lenticular knit structures are formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component. The lenticular knit structures have portions formed with different yarns. The different yarns on the portions of the lenticular knit structures generate a visual effect that changes the color of the article of footwear depending on the viewing angle.
Claims20
A knitted component comprising:
- a plurality of raised knit structures each extending away from a first side of a knitted base portion,
- a first region that includes at least a first raised knit structure of the plurality of raised knit structures, wherein the first raised knit structure extends lengthwise in a first direction;
- and
- a second region that includes at least a second raised knit structure of the plurality of raised knit structures, wherein the second raised knit structure extends lengthwise in a second direction, and wherein the second direction is different than the first direction,
- wherein the first raised knit structure of the plurality of raised knit structures includes:
- a first portion on a first side, the first portion having a first color, and
- a second portion on a second side, the second portion having a second color different from the first color.
A knitted component comprising:
- a plurality of lenticular knit structures extending from a first side of the knitted component;
- a first region comprising at least a first lenticular knit structure of the plurality of lenticular knit structures, wherein the first lenticular knit structure within the first region extends lengthwise in a first direction;
- and
- a second region comprising at least a second lenticular knit structure of the plurality of lenticular knit structures, wherein the second lenticular knit structure within the second region extends lengthwise in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction.
A method, comprising:
- knitting a first region of a knitted component, wherein the first region includes at least a first raised knit structure of a plurality of raised knit structures extending from a first side of the knitted component, wherein the first raised knit structure within the first region extends lengthwise in a first direction;
- and
- knitting a second region of the knitted component, wherein the second region includes at least a second raised knit structure of the plurality of raised knit structures, wherein the second raised knit structure within the second region extends lengthwise in a second direction,
- wherein the second direction is different than the first direction, and
- wherein at least the first raised knit structure and the second raised knit structure of the plurality of raised knit structures comprises:
- a first portion on a first side of the respective first and second raised knit structures, the first portion having a first color, and
- a second portion on a second side of the respective first and second raised knit structures, the second portion having a second color different than the first color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.