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US 11,589,637 B2Granted
Layered shoe upper
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsStefan Tamm, Carl Arnese
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Abstract
A shoe includes an upper and a sole. The upper includes an outer layer having a first knitwear and an inner layer having a second knitwear. The first knitwear differs from the second knitwear with regard to at least one of a yarn used, a stitch structure, an alignment, and a form.
Claims22
A sports shoe comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a first layer of the upper, wherein the first layer comprises a first knitted component in an area that at least encloses an ankle of a wearer when the sports shoe is worn, wherein the first knitted component comprises a first plurality of courses oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the upper, wherein the longitudinal axis of the upper extends from a toe area of the upper to a heel area of the upper;
- and
- a second layer of the upper, wherein at least a portion of the second layer comprises a second knitted component comprising a second plurality of courses oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the upper in at least one first area where the first knitted component overlaps the second knitted component, wherein the first area extends from a medial side of a midfoot area of the upper continuously across at least a portion of the midfoot area of the upper to a lateral side of the midfoot area of the upper, wherein the perpendicular arrangement of the first plurality of courses and the second plurality of courses creates a substantially isotropic stretchability in the at least one first area, wherein the at least one first area is configured to provide at least one lateral supportive force acting on a foot of the wearer during use, wherein the second knitted component is knitted in one piece and constructed separately from the first knitted component, wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer in the area that at least encloses the ankle of the wearer when the sports shoe is worn, wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer using linking, wherein the linking includes joining at least one stitch of the first knitted component with at least one stitch of the second knitted component, wherein the linking occurs after each of the first layer and the second layer is constructed, and wherein at least one of the first knitted component or the second knitted component is configured to completely surround the foot of the wearer during use;
- and
- a sole.
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A sports shoe comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a first layer of the upper, wherein at least a portion of the first layer comprises a first knitted component comprising a first plurality of courses oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the upper, wherein the longitudinal axis of the upper extends from a toe area of the upper to a heel area of the upper;
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- a second layer of the upper, wherein at least a portion of the second layer comprises a second knitted component comprising a second plurality of courses oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the upper in at least one first area where the first knitted component overlaps the second knitted component, wherein the first area extends from a medial side of a midfoot area of the upper continuously across at least a portion of the midfoot area of the upper to a lateral side of the midfoot area of the upper, wherein the perpendicular arrangement of the first plurality of courses and the second plurality of courses creates a substantially isotropic stretchability in the at least one first area, wherein the at least one first area is configured to provide structural supportive forces acting on a foot of a wearer during use, wherein the second knitted component is knitted in one piece, wherein at least a portion of the first knitted component is joined to at least a portion of the second knitted component using linking, sewing, gluing, welding, or use of a melt yarn, wherein the first knitted component is joined to the second knitted component after each of the first layer and the second layer are separately constructed, and wherein at least one of the first knitted component or the second knitted component is configured to completely surround the foot of the wearer during use;
- and
- a sole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.