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 comprising (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the textile element must be removed, at least one flat knit edge being a curved flat knit edge, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property;
wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper.
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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 a first area with a first property and a second area with a second property. 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 comprising (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the textile element must be removed, at least one flat knit edge being a curved flat knit edge, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property; wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper comprising; a flat knit textile element comprising (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the textile element must be removed, at least one flat knit edge being a curved flat knit edge, and (2) a first knit strip having a first property and a second knit strip having a second property that is different from the first property; wherein the first knit strip and the second knit strip are positioned adjacent to each other along one or more of a lateral side and a medial side of the upper; and a sole structure secured to the upper. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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