Knitted component with an angled raised structure
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDalton T. Durrell, Weibing Gong
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Abstract
A knitted component may include a base portion. A tubular knit structure of the knitted component may form a raised structure located on the base portion. The raised structure may comprise a first yarn and a plurality of angled raised courses. A first margin comprising a second yarn may extend along a first longitudinal edge of the raised structure. A second margin comprising a third yarn may extend along a second longitudinal edge of the raised structure.
Claims20
A knitted component for an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
- a base portion;
- a tubular knit structure comprising:
- a raised structure comprising a first yarn and comprising a plurality of angled raised courses that are each angled relative to a course-wise direction of the knitted component;
- and
- a margin extending along a longitudinal edge of the raised structure, the margin comprising a second yarn, wherein the first yarn and the second yarn are different.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a base portion;
- a tubular knit structure comprising a raised structure, the raised structure comprising a first yarn and comprising a plurality of angled raised courses that are each angled relative to a course-wise direction of the knitted component;
- and
- a first margin extending along a first longitudinal edge of the raised structure, the first margin comprising a second yarn, wherein the first yarn and the second yarn are different.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a base portion;
- a tubular knit structure comprising a raised structure, the raised structure comprising a first yarn and comprising a plurality of angled raised courses that are each angled relative to a course-wise direction of the knitted component;
- a first margin extending along a first longitudinal edge of the raised structure;
- and
- a second margin extending along a second longitudinal edge of the raised structure, wherein the first margin and the second margin each comprise a different property than the raised structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.