Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBhupesh Dua, Daniel A. Podhajny, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Daren P Tatler, Bruce Huffa
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper. An inlaid strand may extend through the knit element, and a tongue and the knit element may have a common yarn at least at a forward portion of the tongue, and the tongue may extend through a throat area of the upper.
Claims17
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knit element forming at least part of:
- a forefoot region of the upper, and
- a tongue,
- wherein the tongue is integrally knitted with the forefoot region at a forward portion of the tongue,
- wherein the knit element extends continuously across and over the forefoot region between a medial side of the upper and a lateral side of the upper, and
- wherein, in a throat area of the upper, at least one of a lateral edge of the tongue and a medial edge of the tongue overlaps with the knit element.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knit element that integrally extends from a medial side of the upper, over a forefoot region of the upper, and to a lateral side of the upper;
- and
- a tongue that integrally extends from the forefoot region into a throat area of the upper, wherein the tongue comprises a first knit layer and a second knit layer that are at least partially coextensive, and wherein at least one yarn present in the first knit layer is excluded from the second knit layer.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knit element that forms at least part of the upper and a tongue, wherein the knit element is integrally knit with the tongue in a medial direction, in a lateral direction, in a forefoot direction, and in a throat direction, wherein the tongue comprises a first knit layer and a second knit layer that are overlapping and coextensive with one another, and wherein the knit element comprises a first knitted structure and the tongue comprises a second knitted structure that is different than the first knitted structure.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knit element forming at least part of:
- a forefoot region of the upper;
- and
- a tongue comprising a first knit layer on an interior side and a second knit layer on an exterior side, wherein at least one yarn present in the first knit layer is excluded from the second knit layer,
- wherein the tongue and the forefoot region are formed of a unitary knit construction, such that the tongue integrally extends from the forefoot region into a throat area, and
- wherein the knit element extends seamlessly between a medial side of the forefoot region and a lateral side of the forefoot region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.