Knitted component having a foam surface feature
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAustin Baranek, Katharine Fraser, Stephen J. Hipp, James Molyneux, Kristen E. Orme, Margaret P. St. Clair, Yang Zhao
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Abstract
A knitted component may include a first area, where the first area includes a plurality of knit loops comprising a first yarn. The knitted component may also include a second yarn at least partially inlaid within the first area of the knitted component such that the second yarn extends between at least a first loop and a second loop of the plurality of knit loops. The second yarn may have a foamable material comprising a blowing agent and a thermoplastic polymer.
Claims18
A knitted component, comprising:
- a knitted region, comprising:
- a first area,
- a second area, and
- a first yarn that forms a plurality of intermeshed loops in the first area and in the second area,
- wherein a second yarn is at least partially inlaid within the plurality of intermeshed loops, wherein the second yarn comprises a core material and a foamable material, and wherein the foamable material of the second yarn has been expanded to thereby form a plurality of foam protrusions on a surface of at least a portion of the first area and on a surface of at least a portion of the second area, and
- wherein at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions in the first area are distinct in size and/or shape and/or spacing compared to at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions in the second area.
A knitted component, comprising:
- a knitted region, comprising:
- a first area,
- a second area, and
- a first yarn that forms a plurality of intermeshed loops in the first area and in the second area,
- wherein a second yarn is at least partially inlaid within the plurality of intermeshed loops, wherein the second yarn comprises a foamed material forming a plurality of foam protrusions on a surface of the first area and on a surface of the second area, and
- wherein at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions in the first area are distinct in size and/or shape and/or spacing compared to at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions in the second area.
A knitted component, comprising:
- a first surface comprising a first area and a second area;
- a second surface facing opposite from the first surface;
- a plurality of knit loops formed with a first yarn;
- and
- a second yarn at least partially inlaid within the knitted component such that the second yarn extends between at least a first knit loop and a second knit loop of the plurality of knit loops,
- wherein the second yarn comprises a core material and a foamed material, the foamed material comprising a plurality of foam protrusions that extend in at least a first direction outward from the first surface;
- wherein at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions are located in the first area and are distinct in size and/or shape and/or spacing compared to at least a portion of the plurality of foam protrusions that are located in the second area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.