Article of footwear with mesh structure
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper having an upper interior surface and an upper exterior surface, the upper interior surface being disposed closer to an interior cavity of the upper than the upper exterior surface;
a sole structure having a sole interior surface and a sole exterior surface, the sole structure including a plurality of channels that extend through a bottom portion of the sole structure;
a mesh structure comprised of a plurality of cords, the mesh structure being wrapped around the article of footwear;
wherein a first portion of the mesh structure is in contact with a portion of the upper exterior surface; and
wherein a second portion of the mesh structure is in contact with the sole exterior surface, the second portion of the mesh structure including a bottom section that is formed from a first subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with the bottom portion of the sole structure, and a side section that is formed from a second subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with a side wall portion of the sole structure, andwherein all of the first subset of the plurality of cords in bottom section of the second portion of the mesh structure is received, at least in part, in the plurality of channels that extend through the bottom portion of the sole structure, and at least one of the plurality of channels intersects at least one other channel of the plurality of channels at the bottom portion of the sole structure to thereby form at least one respective intersection, and wherein the at least one respective intersection is occupied by an intersection of at least two cords of the first subset of the plurality of cords in the bottom section of the second portion of the mesh structure.
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Abstract
An article of footwear includes a mesh structure. The mesh structure can be formed from a plurality of cords that are arranged in a mesh pattern or can be formed using a knitting process. The mesh structure can be disposed over the upper and the sole structure.
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1. An article of footwear, comprising:
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an upper having an upper interior surface and an upper exterior surface, the upper interior surface being disposed closer to an interior cavity of the upper than the upper exterior surface; a sole structure having a sole interior surface and a sole exterior surface, the sole structure including a plurality of channels that extend through a bottom portion of the sole structure; a mesh structure comprised of a plurality of cords, the mesh structure being wrapped around the article of footwear; wherein a first portion of the mesh structure is in contact with a portion of the upper exterior surface; and wherein a second portion of the mesh structure is in contact with the sole exterior surface, the second portion of the mesh structure including a bottom section that is formed from a first subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with the bottom portion of the sole structure, and a side section that is formed from a second subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with a side wall portion of the sole structure, and wherein all of the first subset of the plurality of cords in bottom section of the second portion of the mesh structure is received, at least in part, in the plurality of channels that extend through the bottom portion of the sole structure, and at least one of the plurality of channels intersects at least one other channel of the plurality of channels at the bottom portion of the sole structure to thereby form at least one respective intersection, and wherein the at least one respective intersection is occupied by an intersection of at least two cords of the first subset of the plurality of cords in the bottom section of the second portion of the mesh structure. - 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 having an upper interior surface and an upper exterior surface, the upper interior surface being disposed closer to an interior cavity of the upper than the upper exterior surface; a sole structure having a sole interior surface and a sole exterior surface that includes a plurality of channels, the plurality of channels extending through a bottom portion of the sole structure; a mesh structure comprised of a plurality of cords, wherein the mesh structure is disposed so that a first section extends over the upper exterior surface and a second section is in contact with the sole exterior surface, the second section of the mesh structure including a bottom section that is formed from a first subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with the bottom portion of the sole structure, and a side section that is formed from a second subset of the plurality of cords and is in direct contact with a side wall portion of the sole structure; and the mesh structure having a mesh periphery further including a first mesh periphery portion and a second mesh periphery portion; the first mesh periphery portion and the second mesh periphery portion being separated by a first gap; a first fastening cord engaging the first mesh periphery portion and the second mesh periphery portion such that when an end portion of the first fastening cord is pulled the first fastening cord pulls the first mesh periphery portion closer to the second mesh periphery portion, thereby tightening the mesh structure against the upper; and wherein all of the first subset of the plurality of cords in bottom section of the second section of the mesh structure is received, at least in part, in the plurality of channels that extend through the bottom portion of the sole structure, and at least one of the plurality of channels intersects at least one other channel of the plurality of channels at the bottom portion of the sole structure to thereby form at least one respective intersection, and wherein the at least one respective intersection is occupied by an intersection of at least two cords of the first subset of the plurality of cords in the bottom section of the second section of the mesh structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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