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Article of footwear having a flat knit upper construction or other upper construction

  • US 8,215,132 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2010
  • Issued: 07/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising:

  • flat knitting a textile element wherein the flat knitting includes forming during the flat knitting step an area of the textile element with a first layer and a second layer at least partially coextensive with the first layer, the first layer being formed during the flat knitting step of unitary construction with the second layer, and the second layer being joined during the flat knitting step to the first layer at opposite sides of the second layer; and

    incorporating the textile element into the article of footwear.

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