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US 11,910,872 B2Granted
Article with ribbon structure having nodes and links
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorTom Luedecke
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Abstract
An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes. Between nodes portions of ribbon act like links joining the nodes. The links can be arranged in various geometries, including a rectangular grid and a triaxial grid. The ribbon structure may extend the entire length of the article of footwear, and may extend through a forefoot, midfoot and heel.
Claims12
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a sole structure;
- and
- an upper positioned over the sole structure, the upper comprising:
- a ribbon structure including a first node in communication with a second node via a link, each node comprising overlapping first and second ribbon portions, wherein each of the first and second ribbon portions are formed of a long narrow strip of material, wherein the ribbon structure comprises a first continuous ribbon arranged into a first layer and a second continuous ribbon arranged into a second layer, the first layer and the second layer intersecting at the nodes;
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- a border element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.