Three-dimensional printing of a traced element
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1. An upper for an article of footwear comprising a traced element, the traced element including:
- a first polymer layer;
a second polymer layer; and
a strand layer,wherein the first polymer layer defines a polymer-trace path;
wherein the strand layer comprises a material strand disposed along a strand-trace path and over the first polymer layer, the strand-trace path extends at least partially along the polymer-trace path;
wherein the second polymer layer is disposed along at least a portion of the polymer-trace path and overlaps both the first polymer layer and the strand layer for at least the portion of the polymer-trace path; and
wherein the upper includes a plurality of openings surrounded by a portion of the traced element that includes the first polymer layer, the second polymer layer, and the strand layer.
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Abstract
A method of forming a traced element is disclosed. The method may include printing layers of a traced element and incorporating a textile strand in overlapping polymer layers of the traced element. In some embodiments, the traced element may be formed on a base layer. The traced element may be incorporated into an upper for an article of footwear.
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1. An upper for an article of footwear comprising a traced element, the traced element including:
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a first polymer layer; a second polymer layer; and a strand layer, wherein the first polymer layer defines a polymer-trace path; wherein the strand layer comprises a material strand disposed along a strand-trace path and over the first polymer layer, the strand-trace path extends at least partially along the polymer-trace path; wherein the second polymer layer is disposed along at least a portion of the polymer-trace path and overlaps both the first polymer layer and the strand layer for at least the portion of the polymer-trace path; and wherein the upper includes a plurality of openings surrounded by a portion of the traced element that includes the first polymer layer, the second polymer layer, and the strand layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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