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US 11,913,154 B2Granted
Method of tape embroidery
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsTom Luedecke, Carmen Zhu
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Abstract
An article comprised of tape segments embroidered in place is disclosed. One embodiment includes tape segments embroidered to a self-supporting embroidered structure. Another embodiment includes tape segments embroidered together to form an embroidered lattice structure. In one embodiment, some of the tape segments may expand when exposed to heat and may be used to form cushioning regions for the article.
Claims17
A method of making an article of footwear, comprising:
- embroidering a tape segment to attach the tape segment to a substrate layer;
- heating the tape segment so that the tape segment expands and forms a cushioned region along the substrate layer;
- and
- forming the article of footwear with components including the substrate layer;
- wherein the tape segment is embroidered using an elastic thread configured to stretch as the tape segment expands.
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A method of making an article of footwear, comprising:
- laying down a plurality of expandable tape segments on a substrate layer, wherein the plurality of expandable tape segments are configured to expand upon being heated;
- stitching the plurality of expandable tape segments to the substrate layer using an elastic thread, wherein the elastic thread is configured to stretch as the plurality of expandable tape segments expand;
- heating the plurality of expandable tape segments so that each expandable tape segment of the plurality of expandable tape segments expands to form a cushioned region along the substrate layer;
- and
- forming the article of footwear from the substrate layer including the cushioned region.
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A method of making an article of footwear, comprising:
- forming a continuous embroidered lattice structure by stitching a plurality of tape segments to one another, wherein at least one tape segment of the plurality of tape segments is an expandable tape segment that is configured to expand upon application of heat;
- forming the article of footwear such that the continuous embroidered lattice structure extends through a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region;
- and
- stitching the expandable tape segment using an elastic thread;
- and applying heat to the expandable tape segment to cause the expandable tape segment to expand and form a cushioned region in the continuous embroidered lattice structure;
- wherein the elastic thread is configured to stretch when the expandable tape segment expands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.