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US 11,375,774 B2Granted
Knitted component having a knitted anchor portion
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDalton T. Durrell, Chaokun Huangfu
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Abstract
A knitted component may include an adjustable tensioning cable, may form at least a portion of an exterior surface of an upper, and may include at least one knit anchor having a channel for receiving the tensioning cable, where the tensioning cable extends through the channel, and where the channel of the at least one anchor extends along an arc.
Claims9
An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
- an adjustable tensioning cable;
- a knitted component forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper, wherein the knitted component comprises a knit anchor having a channel for receiving the adjustable tensioning cable;
- and
- an inlaid strand within the knitted component,
- wherein the inlaid strand extends around a perimeter of the channel of the knit anchor,
- wherein the adjustable tensioning cable extends through the channel and through a loop formed by the inlaid strand, and
- wherein the channel of the knit anchor extends along an arc oriented towards a throat area of the upper,
- wherein the knit anchor is formed with a curved tubular knit structure of the knitted component.
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An article of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- an adjustable tensioning cable;
- a knitted component forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper, wherein the knitted component comprises a knit anchor having a channel for receiving the adjustable tensioning cable;
- and
- an inlaid strand within the knitted component,
- wherein the inlaid strand extends around a perimeter of the channel of the knit anchor,
- wherein the adjustable tensioning cable extends through the channel and through a loop formed by the inlaid strand, and
- wherein the channel of the knit anchor extends along an arc oriented towards a throat area of the upper;
- and
- a sole structure,
- wherein the knit anchor is formed with a curved tubular knit structure of the knitted component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.