Article of footwear having a textile upper
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBHUPESH DUA, EDWARD NATHANIAL THOMAS
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Abstract
An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may also have a first area and a second area with a unitary construction with varying properties. In some aspects, the properties comprise different yarn types. Various warp or weft knitting processes, including circular knitting, may be utilized to form the textile element.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element comprising a first knit strip formed from yarns of a first yarn type and a second knit strip formed from yarns of a second yarn type that is different from the first yarn type;
- wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper,
- wherein one or both of the first knit strip and the second knit strip comprise a plurality of strips, and
- wherein the first and second knit strips alternate with one another along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper.
An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper comprising:
- a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element comprising a first knit strip having a first yarn type and a second knit strip having a second yarn type that is different from the first yarn type,
- wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper
- wherein one or both of the first knit strip and the second knit strip comprise a plurality of strips, and
- wherein the first and second knit strips alternate with one another along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper;
- and
- a sole structure secured to the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.