Article of footwear having a textile upper
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element comprising;
(1) a first longitudinal edge extending from a forefoot region of the circular-knitted textile element to a heel region of the circular-knitted textile element and a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge and extending from the forefoot region to the heel region, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property,wherein the circular-knitted textile element comprises a distance extending over a surface of the circular-knitted textile element between the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge in the heel region, the distance being approximately twelve inches,wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip each extend from an instep region of the upper to a lower region of the upper along at least one of a lateral side or a medial side of the upper.
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Abstract
An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. Various warp or weft knitting processes, including circular knitting, may be utilized to form the textile element.
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element comprising;
(1) a first longitudinal edge extending from a forefoot region of the circular-knitted textile element to a heel region of the circular-knitted textile element and a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge and extending from the forefoot region to the heel region, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property,wherein the circular-knitted textile element comprises a distance extending over a surface of the circular-knitted textile element between the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge in the heel region, the distance being approximately twelve inches, wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip each extend from an instep region of the upper to a lower region of the upper along at least one of a lateral side or a medial side of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper comprising a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element comprising;
(1) a first longitudinal edge extending from a forefoot region of the circular-knitted textile element to a heel region of the circular-knitted textile element and a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge and extending from the forefoot region to the heel region, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property; anda sole structure secured to the upper, wherein the circular-knitted textile element comprises a distance extending over a surface of the circular-knitted textile element between the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge in the heel region, the distance being approximately twelve inches, wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip each extend from an instep region of the upper to a lower region of the upper adjacent the sole structure along at least one of a lateral side or a medial side of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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