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US 2016/0095377 A1Published application
Flat weft-knitted upper for sports shoes
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorStefan Tamm
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Abstract
Described are uppers for a sports shoe with flat weft-knitted knitwear. The flat weft-knitted knitwear forms a top portion and a bottom portion of the upper. The top portion is formed as tube weft-knitted knitwear such that it is configured to surround a part of a shank of a wearer of the sports shoe when worn. The bottom portion is configured to cover at least a part of a foot of the wearer of the sports shoe when worn.
Claims23
An upper for a sports shoe comprising:
- flat weft-knitted knitwear,
- wherein the flat weft-knitted knitwear forms a top portion and a bottom portion of the upper,
- wherein the top portion is formed as tube weft-knitted knitwear such that it is configured to surround a part of a shank of a wearer of the sports shoe when worn, and
- wherein the bottom portion is configured to cover at least a part of a foot of the wearer of the sports shoe when worn.
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A method of manufacturing a shoe upper comprising flat weft-knitted knitwear, comprising the following steps:
- flat-knitting the knitwear such that the flat weft-knitted knitwear forms a top portion and a bottom portion of the upper;
- forming the top portion as tube weft-knitted knitwear such that it is configured to surround a part of a shank of a wearer of the sports shoe when worn;
- and
- forming the bottom portion such that it is configured to cover at least a part of a foot of the wearer of the sports shoe when worn.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.