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US 2019/0289962 A1Published application
Articles of footwear having a leno woven upper with stretch zones
AssigneeReebok International Ltd.
InventorsMatthew J. Costa, Thomas Piacentini, Dan Hobson
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper. The upper includes a leno woven fabric having a continuous leno weave pattern of a plurality of warp yarns extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of weft yarns extending in a transverse direction. The leno woven fabric includes zones having different stretch characteristics.
Claims20
An article of footwear comprising:
- a sole;
- and
- an upper comprising a leno woven fabric having a continuous leno weave pattern of a plurality of warp yarns extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of weft yarns extending in a transverse direction,
- wherein the leno woven fabric comprises zones having different stretch characteristics.
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An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a low-stretch zone of leno woven fabric;
- an intermediate-stretch zone of leno woven fabric;
- and
- a high-stretch zone of leno woven fabric,
- wherein the low-stretch zone, the intermediate-stretch zone, and the high-stretch zone are part of a single leno woven fabric formed by a continuous weaving pattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.