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Article of footwear having a textile upper

  • US 10,130,135 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2017
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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