Article of footwear having a textile upper
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a flat knit textile element having (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the flat knit textile element must be removed, and (2) a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the flat knit textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper;
a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the flat knit textile element defining the heel region of the upper; and
one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the flat knit textile element on a lateral side of the upper.
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Abstract
An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may have apertures formed by omitting stitches and non-textile elements on the lateral side and in the heel area. Various warp or weft knitting processes, including flat knitting, may be utilized to form the textile element.
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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a flat knit textile element having (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the flat knit textile element must be removed, and (2) a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the flat knit textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper; a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the flat knit textile element defining the heel region of the upper; and one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the flat knit textile element on a lateral side of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper comprising; a flat knit textile element having (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the flat knit textile element must be removed, and (2) a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the flat knit textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper; a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the flat knit textile element defining the heel region of the upper; and one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the flat knit textile element on a lateral side of the upper; and a sole structure secured to the upper. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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