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US 2019/0075888 A1Published application
Woven Shoe Upper
OwnerAndrew YIP, Tom O'HAIRE +1inventors
InventorsAndrew YIP, Tom O'HAIRE, Thomas HENWOOD
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a shoe upper comprising a woven portion, wherein the woven portion comprises a plurality of warp yarns; a plurality of weft yarns; at least one stitching yarn, wherein the stitching yarn is integrally woven into the fabric during the weaving process by laterally displacing the stitching yarn substantially along the weft direction and moving the stitching yarn in and out of at least one open reed gap in a reed.
Claims20
A shoe upper comprising a woven portion, wherein the woven portion comprises:
- a plurality of warp yarns;
- a plurality of weft yarns;
- at least one stitching yarn, wherein the stitching yarn is integrally woven into the fabric during the weaving process by laterally displacing the stitching yarn substantially along the weft direction and moving the stitching yarn in and out of at least one open reed gap in a reed.
A method of making a woven portion for a shoe upper, comprising:
- providing a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns;
- interweaving the plurality of weft yarns and the plurality of warp yarns;
- providing at least one stitching yarn, arranged substantially parallel to the warp yarns;
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- simultaneously interweaving the stitching yarn during the weaving process by laterally displacing the stitching yarn substantially along the weft direction and moving the stitching yarn in and out of at least one open reed gap in a reed.
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