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US 12,133,572 B1Granted
Article of footwear
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsJustin Howe, Greg A. Newman, Bjorn Begelman
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper secured to the sole structure. The upper includes a first portion forming the hindfoot section of the upper and a second portion forming the forefoot section of the upper. The first portion is a textile laminate including an inner layer facing the cavity, an outer layer forming an exterior of the shoe, and an intermediate layer disposed between inner and outer layers. The second portion is textile possessing a unitary knit construction.
Claims19
A method for constructing an upper for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- forming a knit structure having a first degree of elongation along a width dimension of the knit structure and a second degree of elongation along a length dimension of the knit structure, the first degree of elongation being greater than the second degree of elongation;
- removing a first upper structure from the knit structure, the first upper structure including a medial side, an opposite lateral side, a medial edge disposed on the medial side, and a lateral edge disposed on the lateral side, wherein the first degree of elongation extends along a direction spanning from the medial side to the lateral side;
- compression molding a second upper structure that includes a medial side, an opposite lateral side, a medial edge disposed on the medial side, and a lateral edge disposed on the lateral side;
- coupling the medial edge of the first upper structure to the medial edge of the second upper structure;
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- coupling the lateral edge of the first upper structure to the lateral edge of the second upper structure.
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