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US 2020/0268104 A1Published application
Article with Ribbon Structure Having Nodes and Links
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorTom Luedecke
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Abstract
An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes. Between nodes portions of ribbon act like links joining the nodes. The links can be arranged in various geometries, including a rectangular grid and a triaxial grid. The ribbon structure may extend the entire length of the article of footwear, and may extend through a forefoot, midfoot and heel.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper including a ribbon structure, the ribbon structure comprising:
- a first set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a first direction;
- a second set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- a third set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a third direction that is different from the first direction and the second direction;
- a fourth set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a fourth direction that is perpendicular to the third direction;
- the first set of ribbon sections including at least a first ribbon portion and the second set of ribbon sections including at least a second ribbon portion, wherein the first ribbon portion and the second ribbon portion intersect at a node;
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- wherein a stitch penetrates the first ribbon portion and the second ribbon portion at the node.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper including a ribbon structure, the ribbon structure comprising:
- a first set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a first direction;
- a second set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- a third set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a third direction that is different from the first direction and the second direction;
- a fourth set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a fourth direction that is perpendicular to the third direction;
- wherein the ribbon structure comprises a plurality of ribbon portions associated with the first set of ribbon sections, the second set of ribbon sections, the third set of ribbon sections, and the fourth set of ribbon sections, the plurality of ribbon portions intersecting one another at a plurality of nodes.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper including a ribbon structure, the ribbon structure comprising:
- a first set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a first direction;
- a second set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;
- a third set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a third direction that is different from the first direction and the second direction;
- a fourth set of ribbon sections oriented substantially in a fourth direction that is perpendicular to the third direction;
- wherein, in the presence of a tensioning force applied to the first set of ribbon sections, the second set of ribbon sections are configured to remain in a neutral, non-tensioned configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.