Footwear with vamp overlay
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorMichael A. Carriero
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Abstract
An article of footwear, having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, a medial side and a lateral side opposite the medial side, a fastening system configured to couple the medial side and the lateral side, a sole structure, an upper with layers extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, the upper including a void space configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the layers of the upper further comprising: a vamp overlay, a vamp reinforcer comprising a synthetic suede textile material, and a base vamp lining. In some embodiments, the upper may additionally comprise a vamp lining disposed on top of the vamp reinforcer and a vamp disposed between the vamp lining and the vamp overlay. The vamp may consist of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
- a medial side and a lateral side opposite the medial side;
- a fastening system configured to couple the medial side and the lateral side;
- a sole structure;
- one or more cleats coupled to the sole structure;
- and
- an upper with layers extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, the upper including a void space configured to receive a foot of a wearer, wherein each of the layers of the upper includes one or more textile materials further comprising:
- a vamp including a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material, wherein the TPU material has a melting point of at least 110 degrees Celsius;
- a vamp reinforcer comprising a synthetic suede textile material;
- and
- a base vamp lining.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
- a medial side and a lateral side opposite the medial side;
- a fastening system configured to couple the medial side and the lateral side;
- a sole structure;
- one or more cleats coupled to the sole structure;
- and
- an upper attached to the sole structure, the upper with layers extending between the first end portion and the second end portion including a void space configured to receive a foot of a wearer, wherein each layer of the upper comprises a textile material, wherein at least one layer of the upper is a vamp including a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material, wherein the TPU material has a melting point of at least 110 degrees Celsius, and at least a portion of the TPU material is exposed to an external environment.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
- a medial side and a lateral side opposite the medial side;
- a fastening system configured to couple the medial side and the lateral side;
- a sole structure;
- one or more cleats coupled to the sole structure;
- and
- an upper attached to the sole structure, the upper comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material, wherein the TPU material has a melting point of at least 110 degrees Celsius, and either the TPU material forms a top, outermost layer of the article of footwear or at least a portion of the TPU material is exposed through openings in a mesh material on the TPU material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.