ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT WITH INTEGRALLY KNIT CONTOURED PORTION
First Claim
1. An upper for an article of footwear that is configured to be connected to a sole structure and configured to receive a foot, the upper comprising:
- a knitted component having unitary knit construction and comprising;
a base portion configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure,a heel portion and a forefoot portion that extend from opposite ends of the base portion,a medial portion and a lateral portion that extend from opposite sides of the base portion, the medial and lateral portion cooperating to define a throat area between the medial and lateral portions, anda tongue portion that is configured to be disposed in the throat area, the tongue portion decoupled from at least one of the medial portion and the lateral portion;
a first edge of the knitted component; and
a second edge of the knitted component configured to be coupled to the first edge at a seam causing the base portion, the heel portion, the forefoot portion, the medial portion, and the lateral portion to cooperatively define a void that is configured to receive the foot.
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Abstract
An upper for an article of footwear includes a knitted component having unitary knit construction. The knitted component has a base portion configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure. The knitted component also includes one or more side portions that extend from the base portion. Furthermore, the knitted component can have at least a first edge and a second edge that are joined at a seam to define a void that receives a foot. Additionally, the upper can include a tensile strand that extends through a passage defined between an exterior surface and an interior surface of the base portion.
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Citations
60 Claims
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1. An upper for an article of footwear that is configured to be connected to a sole structure and configured to receive a foot, the upper comprising:
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a knitted component having unitary knit construction and comprising; a base portion configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure, a heel portion and a forefoot portion that extend from opposite ends of the base portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion that extend from opposite sides of the base portion, the medial and lateral portion cooperating to define a throat area between the medial and lateral portions, and a tongue portion that is configured to be disposed in the throat area, the tongue portion decoupled from at least one of the medial portion and the lateral portion; a first edge of the knitted component; and a second edge of the knitted component configured to be coupled to the first edge at a seam causing the base portion, the heel portion, the forefoot portion, the medial portion, and the lateral portion to cooperatively define a void that is configured to receive the foot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of manufacturing a knitted component for an article of footwear that is configured to be connected to a sole structure, the method comprising:
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knitting the knitted component to have a base portion configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure, a heel portion and a forefoot portion that extend from opposite ends of the base portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion that extend from opposite sides of the base portion, the medial and lateral portion cooperating to define a throat area between the medial and lateral portions, and a tongue portion that is configured to be disposed in the throat area, the tongue portion decoupled from at least one of the medial portion and the lateral portion; and coupling a first edge of the knitted component and a second edge of the knitted component at a seam causing the base portion, the heel portion, the forefoot portion, the medial portion, and the lateral portion to cooperatively define a void that is configured to receive the foot. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An upper for an article of footwear that is configured to be connected to a sole structure and that is configured to receive a foot, the upper comprising:
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a knitted component having a base portion that is configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure, the base portion defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the knitted component, the base portion defining a base portion passage between the interior surface and the exterior surface; and a tensile strand that extends through the base portion passage. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of manufacturing an upper that is configured to be connected to a sole structure and that is configured to be worn on a foot, the method comprising:
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knitting a knitted component having a base portion that is configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure, the base portion defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the knitted component, the base portion defining a base portion passage between the interior surface and the exterior surface; and extending a tensile strand through the base portion passage. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An article of footwear comprising:
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a sole structure; and an upper that comprises; a knitted component having unitary knit construction and having a base portion that is configured to be disposed adjacent the sole structure, the base portion defining an interior surface and an exterior surface of the knitted component, the base portion defining a base portion passage between the interior surface and the exterior surface; and a tensile strand that extends through the base portion passage. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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Specification