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Article of footwear incorporating tensile strands and securing strands

  • US 8,266,827 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2009
  • Issued: 09/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising:

  • a foundation element having an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, the interior surface defining at least a portion of a void within the upper for receiving a foot of a wearer;

    a first strand located adjacent to the exterior surface and substantially parallel to the exterior surface for a distance of at least five centimeters, the first strand having a first thickness; and

    a second strand securing the first strand to the foundation element, the second strand having a second thickness, the first thickness being at least three times the second thickness,the first strand stretching to a lesser degree than the foundation element to resist stretch in the upper.

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