Knitted component for an article of footwear including a full monofilament upper
First Claim
1. A knitted component for incorporating into a full monofilament upper of an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
- a monofilament knit element formed by at least one monofilament strand, the monofilament knit element defining substantially all of an exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and an opposite interior surface of the full monofilament upper, the interior surface defining a void for receiving a foot;
wherein the monofilament knit element extends (a) through each of a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear, and (b) across a top of the full monofilament upper between a medial side and a lateral side of the article of footwear; and
wherein the monofilament knit element includes a first side and an opposite second side formed by a plurality of intermeshed loops that define courses of the at least one monofilament strand, the first side forming a portion of the exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and the second side forming a portion of the interior surface of the full monofilament upper.
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Abstract
An article of footwear including a full monofilament upper is described. The full monofilament upper incorporates a knitted component including a monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element is formed by knitting with a monofilament strand. The monofilament knit element is formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component, including peripheral portions that are knit using a natural or synthetic twisted fiber yarn. An inlaid tensile element can extend through the knitted component, including portions of the monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element may be knitted with a monofilament strand according to a variety of knit structures.
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29 Claims
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1. A knitted component for incorporating into a full monofilament upper of an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
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a monofilament knit element formed by at least one monofilament strand, the monofilament knit element defining substantially all of an exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and an opposite interior surface of the full monofilament upper, the interior surface defining a void for receiving a foot; wherein the monofilament knit element extends (a) through each of a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear, and (b) across a top of the full monofilament upper between a medial side and a lateral side of the article of footwear; and wherein the monofilament knit element includes a first side and an opposite second side formed by a plurality of intermeshed loops that define courses of the at least one monofilament strand, the first side forming a portion of the exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and the second side forming a portion of the interior surface of the full monofilament upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a knitted component for incorporating into a full monofilament upper of an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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knitting a monofilament knit element using at least one monofilament strand, the monofilament knit element forming substantially all of an exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and an opposite interior surface of the full monofilament upper, the interior surface defining a void for receiving a foot; wherein the monofilament knit element extends (a) through each of a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the article of footwear, and (b) across a top of the full monofilament upper between a medial side and a lateral side of the article of footwear; and wherein the step of knitting the monofilament knit element includes knitting a first side and an opposite second side by forming a plurality of intermeshed loops that define courses using the at least one monofilament strand, the first side forming a portion of the exterior surface of the full monofilament upper and the second side forming a portion of the interior surface of the full monofilament upper. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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