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Method of manufacturing an article of footwear having a textile upper

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  • US 9,743,705 B2
  • Filed: 10/01/2014
  • Issued: 08/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, the method comprising:

  • flat knitting a textile element having a shape of an upper in a planar configuration for the article of footwear, the knitted textile element comprising a plurality of flat knit edges defining the shape of the upper in the planar configuration, the flat knit edges being free of surrounding material from which the knitted textile element must be removed;

    wherein the flat knitting comprises forming a plurality of apertures in the textile element that are formed by omitting stitches in the textile element; and

    incorporating the knitted textile element into the article of footwear.

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