Knit textile components with fused areas on shoes and articles of footwear containing the same
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsBhupesh Dua, Carrie L. Davis
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Abstract
A knit textile that includes a plurality of yarn that is knitted together to form the knit textile, and the knit textile defines an upper of an article of footwear. A pair of fused regions are formed along the upper, and the plurality of yarn knitted together to form the knit textile is fused to a predefined extent at the pair of fused regions. The article of footwear includes a midsole coupled to the knit textile of the upper such that the midsole is positioned adjacent to the pair of fused regions, and an outsole coupled to the midsole on an opposite side of the knit textile such that the outsole is separated from the pair of fused regions by the midsole.
Claims5
A knit textile, comprising:
- a plurality of yarn that is knitted together to form the knit textile, wherein the knit textile defines an upper of an article of footwear;
- a pair of fused regions formed along the upper, wherein the plurality of yarn knitted together to form the knit textile is fused to a predefined extent at the pair of fused regions;
- wherein the article of footwear includes a midsole coupled to the knit textile of the upper such that the midsole is positioned adjacent to the pair of fused regions;
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- wherein the article of footwear includes an outsole coupled to the midsole on an opposite side of the knit textile such that the outsole is separated from the pair of fused regions by the midsole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.