Reinforcing element
Assigneeadidas International Marketing B.V.
InventorsErwin Friedrich Saur, Joerg Knappworst
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Abstract
A reinforcing element for an article of clothing includes at least one elongate element and a plurality of raised bodies aligned substantially longitudinally and integrally formed with the elongate element. The bodies define slits therebetween to allow bending of the reinforcing element in a first direction and prevent bending of the reinforcing element in a second direction by a blocking contact of the bodies.
Claims19
A reinforcing element for an article of clothing, the reinforcing element comprising:
- at least one elongate element;
- and
- a plurality of raised bodies aligned substantially longitudinally and integrally formed with the at least one elongate element, wherein the plurality of raised bodies define slits therebetween to allow bending of the reinforcing element in a first direction and limit bending of the reinforcing element in a second direction by blocking contact of the plurality of raised bodies, each of the plurality of raised bodies and the at least one elongate element defining a gap therebetween, the gap oriented substantially parallel with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one elongate element.
A reinforcing element for an article of clothing, the reinforcing element comprising:
- a first elongate element and a second elongate element spaced therefrom, each of the first elongate element and the second elongate element comprising an upper side;
- a plurality of raised bodies that limit bending of the reinforcing element in one direction by blocking contact of the plurality of raised bodies;
- and a plurality of ridges, wherein each of the plurality of raised bodies is coupled to the upper side of the first elongate element by a first ridge and to the upper side of the second elongate element by a second ridge.
A reinforcing element for an article of clothing, the reinforcing element comprising:
- at least one elongate element;
- a plurality of raised bodies aligned substantially longitudinally and integrally formed with the at least one elongate element, wherein the plurality of raised bodies define slits therebetween to allow bending of the reinforcing element in a first direction and limit bending of the reinforcing element in a second direction by blocking contact of the plurality of raised bodies, each of the plurality of raised bodies and the at least one elongate element defining a gap therebetween, the gap oriented substantially parallel with respect to the at least one elongate element;
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- at least two ridges connecting each of the plurality of raised bodies to the at least one elongate element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.