Upper for an article of footwear with first and second knitted portions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorStuart W. Dealey
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Abstract
An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.
Claims13
An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, the first knitted portion comprising a first double jersey knit structure;
- a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, wherein the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, the second knitted portion comprising a second double jersey knit structure;
- an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion such that the interstitial space is located between the first double jersey knit structure and the second double jersey knit structure;
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- a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion around a collar of the upper, wherein the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion are folded about the knitted connection structure so that the first knitted portion forms the outer surface of the upper and the second knitted portion forms the inner surface of the upper, wherein the first knitted portion, the second knitted portion, and the knitted connection structure comprise an integral one-piece knitted element,
- wherein the upper includes a lateral heel area and a medial heel area that are configured to be coupled together at a heel seam, and
- wherein the integral one-piece knitted element extends between the lateral heel area of the upper and the medial heel area of the upper and continuously through a toe area of the upper along a bite line.
An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a first knitted portion forming an outer surface of the upper, the first knitted portion comprising a first double jersey knit structure;
- a second knitted portion forming an inner surface of the upper, the second knitted portion comprising a second double jersey knit structure;
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- a connection structure securing the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion around a collar of the upper, wherein the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion are folded about the connection structure so that the first knitted portion forms the outer surface of the upper and the second knitted portion forms the inner surface of the upper, wherein the first knitted portion, the second knitted portion, and the connection structure comprise an integral one-piece knitted element,
- wherein the connection structure includes at least one loop incorporated into a course of the first knitted portion and at least one loop incorporated into a course of the second knitted portion,
- wherein the upper includes a lateral heel area and a medial heel area that are configured to be coupled together at a heel seam, and
- wherein the integral one-piece knitted element extends between the lateral heel area of the upper and the medial heel area of the upper and continuously through a toe area of the upper along a biteline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.