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Footwear with tactile-feedback members

  • US 9,907,358 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2016
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:

  • one or more textile elements coupled together, the one or more textile elements including a lateral side, a medial side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a rear-foot region, the one or more textile elements having an inward-facing surface and an outward-facing surface;

    a first ridge that protrudes from the outward-facing surface and away from the inward-facing surface, the first ridge extending from a first-ridge first end in the midfoot region to a first-ridge second end in the rear-foot region and including a first-ridge first portion and a first-ridge second portion, the first-ridge second portion being closer to the midfoot region than the first-ridge first portion, the first-ridge first portion being positioned more superiorly than the first-ridge second portion; and

    a second ridge that protrudes from the outward-facing surface and away from the inward-facing surface, the second ridge extending from a second-ridge first end in the rear-foot region to a second-ridge second end in the midfoot region and including a second-ridge first portion and a second-ridge second portion, the second-ridge second portion being closer to the midfoot region than the second-ridge first portion, the second-ridge first portion being positioned more superiorly than the second-ridge second portion,wherein the first ridge and the second ridge are on the lateral side of the upper and do not extend into the forefoot region, and wherein the first ridge is positioned superior to the second ridge.

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