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US 12,709,827 B2Granted
Article of footwear with a knitted component
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorRoberto Zavala
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to, among other things, a knitted component for an article of footwear. The knitted component includes a first knit layer having openings exposing portions of a second knit layer. The first and second knit layers may have different yarn with different properties, such as different colors. On at least one side of the opening, the first knit layer may overlay and be separable from the second knit layer such that a pocket is formed, which may extend continuously into the opening. Stretching the knitted component may expose additional portions of the second knit layer through the openings.
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A knitted component comprising:
- a first knit layer and a second knit layer,
- wherein the first knit layer includes a plurality of openings through which portions of the second knit layer are exposed,
- wherein a first side of each opening extends along a plurality of wales and is adjacent a pocket formed between the first knit layer and the second knit layer, wherein the pocket extends continuously into the opening,
- wherein the knitted component, at a second side of each opening opposite the first side, comprises at least one course of a single layer with yarns of the first knit layer and the second knit layer knit together, and
- wherein the first and second knit layers are integrally joined along the second side and unsecured on the first side.
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A knitted component comprising:
- a first knit layer and a second knit layer,
- wherein the first knit layer includes a plurality of openings that expose portions of the second knit layer,
- wherein a first side of each opening extends along a plurality of wales and is adjacent a pocket formed between the first knit layer and the second knit layer,
- wherein the pocket extends continuously into the opening,
- wherein the first knit layer and the second knit layer are integrally joined along a second side of each opening opposite the first side and unsecured along the first side, and
- wherein exposed portions of the second knit layer include one or more apertures each extending at least one wale and having a height of at least one course.
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A knitted component comprising:
- a first knit layer and a second knit layer integrally knit with the first knit layer, the first knit layer comprising a first yarn having a first property and the second knit layer comprising a second yarn having a second property that is different than the first property,
- wherein the first knit layer includes a plurality of openings through which portions of the second knit layer are exposed,
- wherein, for each opening, the first knit layer and the second knit layer are integrally joined along a first side of the opening and are unsecured along an opposing second side of the opening, and
- wherein the knitted component is configured to stretch from an un-stretched condition to a stretched condition, wherein when the knitted component is stretched from the un-stretched condition to the stretched condition, additional portions of the second knit layer that were covered by the first knit layer in the un-stretched condition are exposed through the plurality of openings.
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A knitted component comprising:
- a first knit layer and a second knit layer,
- wherein the first knit layer includes a plurality of openings through which portions of the second knit layer are exposed,
- wherein a first side of each opening extends along a plurality of wales and is adjacent a pocket formed between the first knit layer and the second knit layer, wherein the pocket extends continuously into the opening,
- wherein the knitted component, at a second side of each opening opposite the first side, comprises at least one course of a single layer with yarns of the first knit layer and the second knit layer knit together,
- wherein the first and second knit layers are integrally joined along the second side and unsecured on the first side, and
- wherein each opening includes a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein the first knit layer overlays and is separable from the second knit layer at the first side, the third side, and the fourth side of the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.