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US 11,375,772 B2Granted
Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component having floated portions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAdrian Meir
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction. The knitted component includes portions having extended floated portions to distribute forces acting on the knitted component and resist stretching of the knitted component when the article of footwear is worn during a sport or athletic activity.
Claims13
An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component including a first course, a second course, and a third course, each of the first course, the second course, and the third course extending from a perimeter edge at a lateral side of the upper to a perimeter edge at a medial side of the upper,
- wherein the first course and the third course each comprises a plurality of loops,
- wherein the second course is positioned between the first course and the third course and is interlooped with the first course and the third course, the second course comprising a first tuck stitch located adjacent the perimeter edge at the lateral side of the upper and a second tuck stitch located adjacent the perimeter edge at the medial side of the upper, and wherein the second course comprises a floated portion extending from the first tuck stitch to the second tuck stitch to form a stretch resistant area of the upper.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper comprising a knitted component including a first course, a second course, and a third course, each of the first course, the second course, and the third course extending from a perimeter edge at a lateral side of the upper to a perimeter edge at a medial side of the upper,
- wherein the first course and the third course each comprises a plurality of loops, wherein the second course is positioned between the first course and the third course and is interlooped with the first course and the third course, wherein a first tuck stitch of the second course is located adjacent to the perimeter edge at the lateral side of the upper, wherein a second tuck stitch of the second course is located adjacent to the perimeter edge at the medial side of the upper, and;
- wherein the second course comprises a floated portion extending from the first tuck stitch to the second tuck stitch to form a stretch resistant area of the upper;
- and a sole structure secured to the upper.
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An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component including a first course, a second course, a third course, and a fourth course, each of the first course, the second course, and the third course extending from a perimeter edge at a lateral side of the upper to a perimeter edge at a medial side of the upper,
- wherein the second course is positioned between the first course and the third course and is interlooped with the first course and the third course, the second course comprising a first tuck stitch located adjacent the perimeter edge at the lateral side of the upper and a second tuck stitch located adjacent the perimeter edge at the medial side of the upper, and wherein the second course comprises a floated portion extending from the first tuck stitch to the second tuck stitch to form a stretch resistant area of the upper;
- and the fourth course comprising a second floated portion extending from a third tuck stitch adjacent the perimeter edge on a lateral side and a fourth tuck stitch in a throat area of the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.