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US 2023/0124221 A1Published application
Article Of Footwear Incorporating A Knitted Component With A Tongue
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBhupesh Dua, Daniel A. Podhajny, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Daren P Tatler, Bruce Huffa
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper. An inlaid strand may extend through the knit element, and a tongue and the knit element may have a common yarn at least at a forward portion of the tongue, and the tongue may extend through a throat area of the upper.
Claims21
An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a knit element having a configuration outlined by a first perimeter edge and a second perimeter edge, the knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper, the opposite interior surface of the upper defining a void;
- an inlaid strand extending through the knit element;
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- a tongue, wherein the tongue and the knit element have a common yarn at a forward portion of a throat area of the upper, and wherein the tongue extends through the throat area of the upper.
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An article of footwear comprising an upper, the upper comprising:
- a knit element, the knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper, the opposite interior surface of the upper defining a void;
- one or more inlaid strands extending through at least a portion of the knit element;
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- a tongue, wherein the tongue and the knit element have a common yarn at a forward portion of a throat area of the upper, and wherein the tongue extends through the throat area of the upper.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.