Footwear ankle collar trim transition
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1. An upper of an article of footwear having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an ankle collar, the upper comprising:
- an inner material extending to the ankle collar, the inner material having an interior surface and an opposing outer surface, the inner material comprising a thickness continuously extending from the interior surface to the opposing outer surface, and wherein the interior surface and the opposing outer surface terminate at a top edge of the inner material; and
an upper first material extending to the ankle collar, wherein the inner material extends upwardly beyond the upper first material at the ankle collar such that the opposing outer surface of the inner material forms at least a portion of the exterior surface and the interior surface of the inner material forms at least a portion of the interior surface of the article of footwear, wherein the top edge of the inner material is superior to a top edge of the upper first material at the ankle collar.
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Abstract
An article of footwear having an upper with enhanced transition properties is described herein. The transition properties may be incorporated in an ankle collar trim transition region, a heel stay reinforcing structure, and/or a heel padding structure. Additionally, a method for manufacturing the article of footwear with enhanced transition properties in a heel region is provided.
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1. An upper of an article of footwear having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and an ankle collar, the upper comprising:
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an inner material extending to the ankle collar, the inner material having an interior surface and an opposing outer surface, the inner material comprising a thickness continuously extending from the interior surface to the opposing outer surface, and wherein the interior surface and the opposing outer surface terminate at a top edge of the inner material; and an upper first material extending to the ankle collar, wherein the inner material extends upwardly beyond the upper first material at the ankle collar such that the opposing outer surface of the inner material forms at least a portion of the exterior surface and the interior surface of the inner material forms at least a portion of the interior surface of the article of footwear, wherein the top edge of the inner material is superior to a top edge of the upper first material at the ankle collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 19)
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9. An article of footwear having an exterior surface and an interior surface, comprising:
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a sole; and an upper, the upper comprising; a toe end; a heel end; a medial side; a lateral side; and a heel region extending between the medial side and the lateral side at the heel end, the heel region comprising; an ankle collar; an upper first material extending from proximate the sole to the ankle collar; and an inner material extending from proximate the sole to the ankle collar, wherein the inner material comprises; an outer surface forming a portion of the exterior surface of the article of footwear, an inner surface that forms at least a portion of the interior surface of the article of footwear, the inner surface opposing the outer surface, a thickness continuously extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, and a top edge of the inner material that is superior to a top edge of the upper first material at the ankle collar wherein the outer surface and the inner surface terminate at the top edge of the inner material. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20)
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