Article of apparel incorporating a stratified material
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJames Meschter, Susan Diane Cessor
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Abstract
An article of apparel having a substrate layer and an incised layer is disclosed. The substrate layer is at least partially formed from a material having a first degree of stretchability. The incised layer is secured to the substrate layer and at least partially formed from a material having a second degree of stretchability, the first degree of stretchability being greater than the second degree of stretchability. In addition, the incised layer includes at least a first incision and a second incision that are concentric, the first incision being positioned within the second incision.
Claims35
An article of apparel comprising:
- a substrate layer forming a substantial portion of a surface of the article of apparel and at least partially formed from a material having a first degree of stretchability;
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- an incised layer secured to the substrate layer and at least partially formed from a material having a second degree of stretchability, the first degree of stretchability being greater than the second degree of stretchability, and the incised layer including at least a first incision and a second incision that are concentric, the first incision being positioned within the second incision and defining an aperture through which at least a portion of the substrate layer is substantially exposed.
An article of apparel having a configuration of footwear, the article of apparel comprising an upper that defines a void for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper including a substrate layer and a ring layer, the substrate layer extending around at least a portion of the void and extending from a lateral side to a medal side of the upper, and the ring layer being secured to the substrate layer, the ring layer including at least a first ring and a second ring that are concentric, the first ring being positioned adjacent the second ring, and the first ring being positioned within the second ring and defining an aperture through which at least a portion of the substrate layer is substantially exposed wherein the substrate layer is at least partially formed from a material having a first degree of stretchability, and the ring layer is at least partially formed from a second degree of stretchability, the first degree of stretchability being greater than the second degree of stretchability.
An article of apparel having a configuration of footwear that includes an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising:
- a substrate layer forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper and extending at least from a lateral side of the upper to a medial side of the upper, the substrate layer being at least partially formed from a material having a first degree of stretchability;
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- an incised layer secured to the substrate layer and forming at least another portion of an exterior surface of the upper, the incised layer being at least partially formed from a material having a second degree of stretchability, the first degree of stretchability being greater than the second degree of stretchability, and the incised layer including at least a first incision and a second incision that expose portions of the substrate layer, the first incision and the second incision being concentric such that the first incision is positioned within the second incision and the first incision defines an aperture through which at least a portion of the substrate layer is substantially exposed, and the first incision and the second incision being positioned on one of a medial side and a lateral side of the upper and located to extend from a forefoot region to a midfoot region of the footwear.
An article of apparel having a configuration of footwear that includes an upper defining a void for receiving a foot and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising:
- a substrate layer forming at least a first portion of an exterior surface of the upper and extending at least a lateral side of the upper to a medial side of the upper, the substrate layer being formed of a stretchable material;
- a first ring layer secured to the substrate layer and forming at least a second portion of the exterior surface of the upper, the first ring layer being positioned on a medial side of the upper and located to correspond with joints between metacarpals and phalanges of the foot, and the first ring layer including at least a first pair of concentric rings;
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- a second ring layer secured to the substrate layer and forming at least a third portion of the exterior surface of the upper, the second ring layer being positioned on a lateral side of the upper and located to correspond with the joints between the metacarpals and the phalanges of the foot, and the second ring layer including at least a second pair of concentric rings;
- wherein the first and second pair of concentric rings define an aperture through layer is substantially exposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.