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US 11,896,083 B2Granted
Knitted shoe upper
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsStefan Tamm, Carl Arnese, James Carnes
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Abstract
Described are uppers for a shoe, particularly a sports shoe, having at least one first partial area and at least one second partial area that are manufactured as one-piece knitwear, wherein the first partial area includes a first yarn and the second partial area includes a second yarn, and wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn.
Claims14
An upper for a shoe comprising:
- at least one first partial area and at least one second partial area which are manufactured as one-piece knitwear;
- wherein each of the at least one first partial areas comprises a first yarn and each of the at least one second partial areas comprises a second yarn;
- wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn;
- wherein at least one of the at least one second partial areas is arranged in a tongue region and comprises a spacer weft-knitted fabric or a spacer warp-knitted fabric to provide additional cushioning or protection;
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- wherein at least two of the at least one first partial areas and at least two of the at least one second partial areas form an alternating pattern in a forefoot region of the upper, the alternating pattern extending continuously from a lateral side to a medial side of the forefoot region.
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