Footwear Incorporating A Tensile Element WIth A Deposition Layer
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsFrederick J. Dojan, Chin-Chen Huang, Daniel A. Johnson
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Abstract
An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper includes a base layer, a plurality of strand segments, and a deposition layer. The a base layer has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The strand segments are located adjacent to the first surface and extend substantially parallel to the first surface for a distance of at least five centimeters. The deposition layer is deposited upon the first surface and the strand segments, and the deposition layer is joined with the first surface and the strand segments.
Claims20
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, at least a portion of the upper comprising:
- a base layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- a plurality of strand segments located adjacent to the first surface and extending substantially parallel to the first surface for a distance of at least five centimeters;
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- a deposition layer that is deposited upon the first surface and the strand segments, the deposition layer being joined with the first surface and the strand segments.
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, at least a portion of the upper comprising:
- a base layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface;
- a plurality of strand segments located adjacent to the first surface and extending substantially parallel to the first surface for a distance of at least five centimeters;
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- a screen print layer that is deposited upon the first surface and the strand segments, the screen print layer being joined with the first surface and the strand segments.
A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method comprising:
- laying a plurality of strand segments adjacent to a base layer, at least a portion of the strand segments extending substantially parallel to the base layer for a distance of at least five centimeters;
- depositing an at least partially liquid material onto the base layer and the strand segments to form a deposition layer, the strand segments being located between the base layer and the deposition layer;
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- incorporating the base layer, strand segments, and deposition layer into an upper of the article of footwear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.