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US 12,709,825 B2Granted
Knitted component with cavity
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJuan L Aceves Tinajero, William P. Halligan
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Abstract
A knitted component may include a course of a first yarn type and a course of a second yarn type, a first surface at least partially formed by the course of the first yarn type, and a cavity formed within the knitted component that is recessed relative to the first surface. A first float formed by the course of the second yarn type may extend across the cavity and may be exposed, and the course of the second yarn type may include a stitch that is knitted into the knitted component adjacent the float.
Claims20
A knitted component, comprising:
- a first course of a first yarn type;
- a second course of a second yarn type;
- a first surface at least partially formed by the first course of the first yarn type;
- and
- a cavity formed within the knitted component,
- wherein the cavity is recessed relative to the first surface,
- and
- wherein the cavity has a depth that gradually and continuously increases from a first side of the cavity to an opposite second side of the cavity.
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A knitted component, comprising:
- a first surface at least partially formed from a first course of a first yarn type;
- a second course of a second yarn type;
- a first cavity formed within the knitted component,
- wherein the first cavity is recessed relative to the first surface,
- and
- wherein the first cavity has a first depth that gradually and continuously increases from a first side of the first cavity to a first maximum depth on an opposite second side of the first cavity;
- and
- a second cavity formed within the knitted component,
- wherein the second cavity is recessed relative to the first surface,
- and
- wherein the second cavity has a second depth that gradually and continuously increases from a first side of the second cavity to a second maximum depth on an opposite second side of the second cavity,
- wherein the first cavity and the second cavity each comprise a recessed cavity surface defined within the knitted component.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a plurality of courses forming at least part of an outer-facing surface of the upper;
- and
- a cavity comprising a recessed cavity surface defined within the knitted component, wherein the cavity is sloped such that a depth of the cavity increases gradually and continuously from a first side of the cavity to an opposite second side of the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.