Upper for an article of footwear with first and second knitted portions
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorStuart W. Dealey
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Abstract
An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.
Claims20
An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a first knitted portion;
- a second knitted portion;
- a knitted connection structure that integrally connects the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, wherein the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion are folded about the knitted connection structure, such that the first knitted portion forms an inner layer of the upper and the second knitted portion forms an outer layer of the upper, wherein the knitted connection structure is located at least along a tongue portion of the upper;
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- a fused area.
A knitted component forming at least part of an upper of an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
- a first knitted portion;
- a second knitted portion;
- a knitted connection structure integrally connecting the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, wherein the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion are folded about the knitted connection structure, such that the first knitted portion forms an inner layer of the upper and the second knitted portion forms an outer layer of the upper, wherein the knitted connection structure is located at least along a tongue portion of the upper;
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- a thermoplastic polymer material.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper, comprising:
- a knitted component, comprising:
- a first knitted portion;
- a second knitted portion;
- a knitted connection structure integrally connecting the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, wherein the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion are folded about the knitted connection structure, such that the first knitted portion forms an inner layer of the upper and the second knitted portion forms an outer layer of the upper, wherein the knitted connection structure is located at least along a tongue portion of the upper;
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- a fused material;
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- a sole structure secured to the upper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.