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US 2016/0095388 A1Published application
Spacer Textile Material With Tensile Strands That Intersect
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDouglas A. Beye, Lysandre Follet
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Abstract
A spacer textile material has at least a portion of multiple tensile strands 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 strands move freely. In one or more locations, a first tensile strand and a second tensile overlap at an intersection region. Further, the spacer textile material 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 first tensile strand and a second tensile strand;
- a first channel including a first channel portion and a second channel portion;
- a second channel including a third channel portion and a fourth channel portion;
- a third channel including a fifth channel portion and a sixth channel portion;
- the first channel portion bounded by a first plurality of welds, the first plurality of welds including portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- the second channel portion bounded by a second plurality of welds, the second plurality of welds including portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- the third channel portion bounded by a third plurality of welds, the third plurality of welds including portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- the fifth channel portion bounded by a fourth plurality of welds, the fourth plurality of welds including portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- wherein a portion of the first tensile strand is disposed between the first layer and the second layer in the first channel;
- wherein a first portion of the second tensile strand is disposed between the first layer and the second layer in the second channel;
- wherein a second portion of the second tensile strand is disposed between the first layer and the second layer in the third channel;
- wherein the first tensile strand intersects the first portion of the second tensile strand at a first intersection region, the first intersection region defined by the first plurality of welds and the third plurality of welds;
- and
- wherein the first tensile strand intersects the second portion of the second tensile strand at a second intersection region, the second intersection region defined by the second plurality of welds and the fourth plurality of welds.
14 more elements
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure,
- wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises:
- 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 first tensile strand and a second tensile strand;
- a first channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- a second channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- a third channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
- wherein a first portion of the first tensile strand is disposed in the first channel;
- wherein a second portion of the first tensile strand is disposed in the second channel;
- wherein the second tensile strand is disposed in the third channel;
- wherein the second portion of the first tensile strand intersects the second tensile strand at an intersection region;
- and
- wherein the second channel and the third channel intersect at the intersection region.
13 more elements
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper and a sole structure,
- wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises:
- 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 first tensile strand and a second tensile strand;
- wherein portions of the first layer are joined to portions of the second layer to define a plurality channels;
- wherein the plurality of channels are bounded by a plurality of welds;
- wherein at least a portion of the first tensile strand and at least a portion of the second tensile strand are disposed between the first layer and second layer within the plurality of channels;
- wherein the first tensile strand and the second tensile strand intersect in an intersection region;
- and
- wherein the intersection region is defined by the plurality of welds.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.