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US 12,729,465 B2Granted
Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAdrian Meir
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an article. The article may include a first tubular rib structure and a second tubular rib structure. A webbed area may be located between the first tubular rib structure and the second tubular rib structure. The webbed area may have a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, where the first width may be larger than the second width. The webbed area may be at least partially formed from a first yarn.
Claims20
A knitted component, comprising:
- a first tubular structure;
- a second tubular structure;
- and
- a webbed area positioned at least partially between the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure,
- wherein the webbed area is adjustable between a neutral position and an extended position, wherein the webbed area is biased towards the neutral position, and wherein the webbed area comprises only one knit layer.
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An article, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a first tubular structure;
- a second tubular structure;
- and
- a webbed area positioned at least partially between the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure,
- wherein the webbed area is adjustable between a neutral position and an extended position, and wherein the webbed area comprises one or more elastic yarns that elastically bias the webbed area from the extended position to the neutral position.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a first tubular structure;
- a second tubular structure;
- and
- a webbed area positioned at least partially between the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure,
- wherein the webbed area is adjustable between a neutral position and an extended position,
- wherein the webbed area is biased towards the neutral position, and
- wherein the knitted component comprises a first surface and an opposite-facing second surface, the first surface and the second surface spaced apart by a gap at the first tubular structure and at the second tubular structure, and the first surface and the second surface joined together at the webbed area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.