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US 2020/0046078 A1Published application
Knitted component having a knitted anchor portion
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDalton T. Durrell, Chaokun Huangfu
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Abstract
A knitted component may include an adjustable tensioning cable and a knitted component forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of an upper. The knitted component may include at least one knit anchor having an channel for receiving the tensioning cable, where the tensioning cable extends through the channel, and where the channel of the at least one anchor extends along an arc.
Claims20
An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
- an adjustable tensioning cable;
- and
- a knitted component forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper, wherein the knitted component comprises at least one knit anchor having an channel for receiving the tensioning cable,
- wherein the tensioning cable extends through the channel, and
- wherein the channel of the at least one anchor extends along an arc.
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An tensioning system, comprising:
- a tensioning cable;
- and
- a knitted component that comprises at least one knit anchor having an channel for receiving the tensioning cable,
- wherein the tensioning cable extends through the channel, and
- wherein the channel of the at least one anchor extends along an arc.
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A tensioning system, comprising:
- a tensioning cable;
- and
- a knitted component having a knit element and at least three inlaid strands that are inlaid within the knit element,
- wherein the at least three inlaid strands each have an exposed portion that is exposed on a surface of the knit element,
- wherein a channel is defined between the exposed portions of the at least three inlaid strands and the surface of the knit element, and
- wherein the tensioning cable extends through the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.