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US 2014/0196314 A1Published application
Spacer Textile Material With Tensile Strands Having Multiple Entry And Exit Points
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 may be disposed within or about the spacer textile material in any location on the material. The spacer textile material with a tensile strand may be incorporated into an article of footwear and/or article of apparel.
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 is disposed between the first layer and second layer,
- a channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- and
- wherein the first portion of the tensile strand that is disposed between the first layer and second layer is located within the channel.
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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;
- a channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- wherein a first portion of the tensile strand is disposed between the first layer and the second layer in the channel;
- wherein a second portion of the tensile strand extends outside of the spacer textile material from an edge of the spacer textile material;
- and
- wherein a third portion of the tensile strand extends outwardly from a first opening on the outer face of the first layer of the spacer textile material.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper, wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises a spacer textile material;
- the spacer textile material further including a first layer, a second layer and a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
- the spacer textile material further including a tensile strand;
- and
- wherein the spacer textile material includes a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the tensile strand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.