Thermoplastic Non-Woven Textile Elements
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Abstract
A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile.
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61 Claims
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- 31. An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole structure, at least a portion of the upper being a non-woven textile formed from a plurality of filaments that include a thermoplastic polymer material.
- 41. An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole structure, at least eighty percent of a combined mass of the upper and the sole structure being from at least one thermoplastic polymer material, and at least a portion of a textile material incorporated into the upper being formed from the at least one thermoplastic polymer material.
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46. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper including a non-woven textile formed from a plurality of filaments that include a thermoplastic polymer material; and a sole structure secured to a lower area of the upper, the sole structure including at least one of (a) a foam material and (b) a fluid-filled chamber that is at least partially formed from the thermoplastic polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper for receiving a foot of a wearer, the upper including a non-woven textile formed from a plurality of filaments that include a thermoplastic polymer material; and a sole structure secured to a lower area of the upper, wherein the non-woven textile of the upper is heatbonded to the sole structure. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising:
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a non-woven textile formed from a plurality of filaments that include a thermoplastic polymer material, the non-woven textile having a first surface and an opposite second surface; and a strand extending in a direction that is substantially parallel to the first surface for a distance of at least five centimeters. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61-115. -115. (canceled)
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