Article of footwear with braided upper
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorCraig Santos
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a midsole component and a seamless braided upper having a bottom peripheral portion connected to the midsole component. The seamless braided upper extends from a forefoot region to a heel region and from a lateral side to a medial side of the article of footwear. The bottom peripheral portion defines a bottom opening in the seamless braided upper, wherein the bottom peripheral portion extends along the forefoot region, the lateral side, the heel region, and the medial side of the article of footwear.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a midsole component;
- and
- a seamless braided upper including a bottom peripheral portion connected to the midsole component, the bottom peripheral portion defining a peripheral edge;
- wherein the seamless braided upper extends from a forefoot region to a heel region and from a lateral side to a medial side of the article of footwear, and
- wherein the peripheral edge defines a single bottom opening in the seamless braided upper, the single largest bottom opening extending along the forefoot region, the lateral side, the heel region, and the medial side of the article of footwear.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole component;
- and
- a seamless braided upper connected to the sole component, the seamless braided upper extending from a forefoot region to a heel region and from a lateral side to a medial side of the article of footwear, the seamless braided upper including a single bottom opening defining a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge defining a closed curve that extends along the forefoot region, the lateral side, the heel region, and the medial side of the article of footwear.
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole component;
- and
- a seamless braided upper comprising a single bottom opening, wherein the seamless braided upper including a bottom peripheral portion connected to the sole component, wherein the bottom peripheral portion includes a peripheral edge defining a closed curve that extends around the single bottom opening that extends along a forefoot region, a lateral side, a heel region, and a medial side in the seamless braided upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.