×

Article of footwear having a textile upper

  • US 9,924,759 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2017
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear, the method comprising:

  • mechanically manipulating a yarn with a circular knitting machine to form a circular-knitted textile structure having a diameter within a range of approximately ten inches to twenty inches;

    removing at least a circular-knitted textile element from the circular-knitted textile structure; and

    incorporating the circular-knitted textile element into the upper.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×