Spacer Textile Material With Tensile Strands In Non-Linear Arrangements
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDouglas A. Beye, Lysandre Follet
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Abstract
A spacer textile material has at least a portion of a tensile strand located between a first layer and a second layer of the spacer textile material where the first layer and second layer have been joined together to form channels in which the tensile strand moves freely. The tensile strand travels through the spacer textile material in a non-linear direction. Further, the channels may be formed in the spacer textile material in non-linear directions. The spacer textile material with a tensile strand may be incorporated into an article of footwear.
Claims20
A spacer textile material comprising:
- a first layer;
- a second layer;
- a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
- a tensile strand,
- wherein a first portion of the tensile strand and a second portion of the tensile strand are disposed between the first layer and second layer,
- a first channel and a second channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- wherein the first portion of the tensile strand is disposed within the first channel and wherein the second portion of the tensile strand is disposed within the second channel;
- and
- wherein the first channel and the second channel are arranged in a non-linear pattern.
A spacer textile material comprising:
- a first layer;
- a second layer;
- a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
- a tensile strand;
- wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer to define a plurality of channels arranged in a non-linear pattern;
- and
- wherein the tensile strand extends through the plurality of channels.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure,
- wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises:
- a first layer;
- a second layer;
- a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
- a tensile strand,
- wherein the first layer is joined to the second layer along a plurality of welds and wherein the plurality of welds define a plurality of channels arranged in a non-linear pattern;
- and
- wherein the tensile strand is disposed within the plurality of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.