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US 2014/0196316 A1Published application
Article of Footwear Incorporating Braided Tensile Strands
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorLysandre Follet
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Abstract
A branched braid member has a central braid portion and one or more tensile strands or small braids at either end of the central braid portion. The branched braid member may be incorporated into a shoe upper.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure;
- a group of tensile strands forming a branched braid member;
- the branched braid member further comprising a central braid portion with a first end and a second end;
- wherein at least two tensile strands extend from the first end of the central braid portion;
- and
- wherein the branched braid member is incorporated into the upper.
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The article of footwear according to claim 10, wherein a shoe lace is laced through the loop.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure;
- a group of tensile strands forming a branched braid member;
- the branched braid member further comprising a first braid portion with a first end and a second end;
- wherein a second braid portion extends from the first end, and wherein the second braid portion is substantially smaller than the first braid portion;
- wherein at least two tensile strands extend from the second braid portion;
- and
- wherein the branched braid member is incorporated into the upper.
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An article of footwear comprising:
- a group of tensile strands forming a branched braid member;
- the branched braid member further comprising a central braid portion with a first end and a second end;
- wherein a first tensile strand and a second tensile strand extend from the first end of the central braid portion;
- and
- wherein a portion of the first tensile strand is disposed in a channel associated with the upper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.