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US 2025/0127256 A1Published application
Resilient knitted component with wave features
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAdrian Meir
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Abstract
A knitted tongue for an article of footwear may include a ridge structure and a channel structure. The ridge structure is biased to curl about a first axis in a first direction toward a compacted position. The channel structure is biased to curl about a second axis in a second direction toward a compacted position. The first direction is opposite the second direction.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- one or more wavy portions, each comprising:
- a first ridge structure and a second ridge structure, the first ridge structure and the second ridge structure biased to curl in a first direction and comprising a first yarn;
- and
- a first channel structure located between the first ridge structure and the second ridge structure, the first channel structure biased to curl in a second direction and comprising a second yarn,
- wherein the first yarn and the second yarn differ in at least one characteristic.
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A knitted component, comprising:
- a plurality of wavy portions, each comprising:
- a first ridge structure and a second ridge structure, the first ridge structure and the second ridge structure each biased to curl in a first direction and comprising a first yarn;
- and
- a first channel structure located between the first ridge structure and the second ridge structure, the first channel structure biased to curl in a second direction and comprising a second yarn,
- wherein each wavy portion is configured to shift between a compacted position and an extended position, wherein, in the compacted position, the second yarn is hidden, and wherein, in the extended position, the second yarn in visible.
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An article of footwear, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a plurality of ridge structures each biased to curl in a first direction and comprising a first yarn;
- and
- a plurality of channel structures positioned between the plurality of ridge structures, each channel structure biased to curl in a second direction and comprising a second yarn,
- wherein the first yarn and the second yarn differ in at least one characteristic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.