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US 12,624,483 B2Granted
Article with ribbon structure and embroidered edges
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorsTom Luedecke, Carmen Zhu
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Abstract
An article of footwear is formed with an upper including a ribbon structure. Ribbon elements can be laid down in straight and winding sections, and the ribbon elements can be stitched or attached to a backing layer. A periphery of the ribbon structure can be embroidered to tack down any raised portions of the ribbon at the periphery.
Claims16
An upper for an article of footwear comprising:
- a backing layer;
- a ribbon layer disposed over at least a portion of the backing layer and comprising a ribbon element that extends over the portion of the backing layer, wherein the ribbon element possesses a width that is greater than a thickness to provide a two-dimensional appearance, and a length of the ribbon element is greater than the width of the ribbon element;
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- a securing layer disposed over at least a portion of the ribbon layer so as to secure the ribbon layer to the backing layer, the securing layer consisting of at least one securing thread that overlies the ribbon element and extends through the backing layer to secure the ribbon element to the backing layer, wherein the securing thread has a high ratio of length to diameter to provide a one-dimensional appearance.
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An upper for an article of footwear comprising:
- a backing layer;
- a ribbon layer disposed over a portion of the backing layer, the ribbon layer comprising a plurality of ribbon elements, wherein each ribbon element possesses a width that is greater than a thickness to provide a two-dimensional appearance, and a length of each ribbon element is greater than the width of each ribbon element;
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- a securing layer consisting of an embroidered structure disposed over a portion of the ribbon layer, the embroidered structure consisting of a plurality of securing threads that overlie ribbon elements and secure ribbon elements of the ribbon layer to the backing layer, wherein each securing thread has a high ratio of length to diameter to provide a one-dimensional appearance, and each securing thread crosses over at least one other securing thread.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.