Knitted tensile structures
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJuan L. Aceves Tinajero, Jessica Small
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include a knit component that may include a tensile area, a first intersecting portion and a second intersecting portion that at least partially bound an opening of the tensile area, and a course of tensile material that is integrally knit within the knit component. The course of tensile material may comprise a float that extends from the first intersecting portion, across the opening, and to the second intersecting portion, and having a float that is at least three needles long across the opening.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising a knit component, comprising:
- a tensile area, comprising:
- a first intersecting portion;
- a second intersecting portion, wherein the first intersecting portion and the second intersecting portion at least partially bound an opening of the tensile area;
- and
- a course of tensile material that is integrally knit within the knit component by interlooping the course of tensile material with the knit component at one or more locations,
- wherein the course of tensile material comprises a float, wherein the float extends at least from the first intersecting portion, across the opening, and to the second intersecting portion, and wherein a length of the float across the opening is at least three needles long.
An article of footwear comprising a knit component, comprising:
- a tensile area comprising a first layer and a second layer, and comprising:
- a first intersecting portion;
- a second intersecting portion, wherein the first intersecting portion and the second intersecting portion at least partially bound an opening of the tensile area;
- and
- a course of tensile material that is inlaid with the second layer of the tensile area at a first location and that extends to at least a second location,
- wherein the course of tensile material comprises a float, wherein the float extends from the first location to the second location, and wherein a length of the float is at least three needles long.
An article of footwear comprising a knit component, comprising:
- a tensile area, comprising:
- an opening at least partially bounded by a first intersecting portion and a second intersecting portion;
- and
- a course of tensile material that is integrally knitted with the knit component via a knit stitch formed with the course of tensile material, the course of tensile material comprising a float having a float length and extending from at least the first intersecting portion, across the opening, and to the second intersecting portion, wherein the course of tensile material is free of stitches between the knit stitch and the second intersecting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.