Article of footwear incorporating an upper assembly
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsChaokun Huangfu, Kevin Reyes
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Abstract
Aspects herein are directed toward an upper assembly for an article of footwear that includes a knit element that extends from a throat area to a lower area of the upper assembly along at least a medial side and a lateral side of the upper assembly. The knit element includes a first plurality of aperture groupings. The upper assembly further includes a tongue that extends across the throat area and extends along at least a portion of the medial side and/or the lateral side of the upper assembly to the lower area of the upper assembly. The tongue comprises a second plurality of aperture groupings. The apertures in the second plurality of aperture groupings are axially aligned with at least a portion of the apertures in the first plurality of aperture groupings.
Claims22
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper assembly, comprising:
- a knit element comprising a first plurality of aperture groupings located on a medial side and/or on a lateral side of the upper assembly;
- and
- a tongue forming an interior portion of the upper assembly, the tongue extending along a throat area and to a lower area on the medial side and to a lower area on the lateral side, the tongue comprising a second plurality of aperture groupings that are at least partially axially aligned with the first plurality of aperture groupings.
An upper assembly for an article of footwear, the upper assembly comprising:
- a knit element comprising a first set of apertures located on a medial side and/or on a lateral side of the upper assembly;
- and
- a tongue forming an interior portion of the upper assembly, the tongue extending across a throat area, to a lower area on the medial side of the upper assembly, and to a lower area on the lateral side of the upper assembly, the tongue comprising a second set of apertures that are at least partially axially aligned with the first set of apertures.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper assembly, comprising:
- a knit element comprising a first plurality of apertures located on a medial side and/or on a lateral side;
- and
- a tongue that extends from a throat area to a lower area on the medial side and/or to a lower area on the lateral side, the tongue comprising a second plurality of apertures that are at least partially aligned with the first plurality of apertures of the knit element.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper assembly, comprising:
- a knit element comprising a first plurality of apertures located on a medial side of the knit element and/or on a lateral side of the knit element;
- and
- a tongue comprising a second plurality of apertures that are at least partially aligned with the first plurality of apertures of the knit element,
- wherein the tongue comprises a T-shape with a central portion, a lateral arm that extends outward from the central portion to a perimeter edge on the lateral side, and a medial arm that extends outward from the central portion to a perimeter edge on the medial side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.