Knitted footwear component with an inlaid ankle strand
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1. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising:
- a knitted component comprising a knit element and an inlaid strand;
the knit element with a knit structure formed from at least one yarn and extending from a throat area to a heel region of the upper; and
the inlaid strand having a continuous individual portion extending continuously around a first aperture located in the throat area on a medial side of the article of footwear, continuously through the knit element from the throat area to a rear portion of the heel region, continuously from the rear portion to a second aperture located in the throat area on a lateral side of the article of footwear, and continuously around the second aperture,wherein the knit element includes a first course with at least a first loop and a second loop, where the first loop and the second loop of the first course are intermeshed with loops of a second course, andwherein the inlaid strand extends through the first course of the knit element such that the first loop covers the inlaid strand on an exterior side of the knit element and the second loop covers the inlaid strand on an interior side of the knit element.
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Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component. An inlaid strand extends through the knitted component. A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay the strand within the knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position.
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16 Claims
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1. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising:
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a knitted component comprising a knit element and an inlaid strand; the knit element with a knit structure formed from at least one yarn and extending from a throat area to a heel region of the upper; and the inlaid strand having a continuous individual portion extending continuously around a first aperture located in the throat area on a medial side of the article of footwear, continuously through the knit element from the throat area to a rear portion of the heel region, continuously from the rear portion to a second aperture located in the throat area on a lateral side of the article of footwear, and continuously around the second aperture, wherein the knit element includes a first course with at least a first loop and a second loop, where the first loop and the second loop of the first course are intermeshed with loops of a second course, and wherein the inlaid strand extends through the first course of the knit element such that the first loop covers the inlaid strand on an exterior side of the knit element and the second loop covers the inlaid strand on an interior side of the knit element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising:
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a knit element forming a portion of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper, the interior surface defining a void for receiving a foot, the knit element extending from a throat area to a heel region of the upper, the knit element defining an ankle opening of the upper that provides access to the void, and the knit element defining a plurality of apertures located in the throat area, wherein a first aperture of the plurality of apertures is located on a lateral side of the throat area, and wherein a second aperture of the plurality of apertures is located on a medial side of the throat area; and an inlaid strand with a continuous individual portion having a first section extending through the knit element from the first aperture to the second aperture while remaining parallel to the ankle opening, wherein the first section of the inlaid strand forms a continuous loop around at least one of the first aperture and the second aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising:
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a knit element extending from a throat area on a first side of the footwear to a heel region of the footwear, and the knit element extending continuously around the heel region and to a second side of the footwear that is opposite the first side; and an inlaid strand having a continuous individual portion extending through the knit element and from the throat area on the first side of the footwear to the heel region, and the continuous portion of the inlaid strand extending around the heel region and to the second side of the footwear, wherein the inlaid strand extends between loops of the knit element such that a first loop covers the inlaid strand on an exterior side of the knit element and a second loop covers the inlaid strand on an interior side of the knit element, and wherein the continuous individual portion of the inlaid strand forms a first aperture on the first side of the throat area and a second aperture on the side of the throat area.
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