Article of footwear having a textile upper
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
- a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element having a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper;
a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element forming a heel region of the upper; and
one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted 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 circular knitting, may be utilized to form the textile element.
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16 Claims
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1. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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a wide-tube circular-knitted textile element having a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper; a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element forming a heel region of the upper; and one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted 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 wide-tube circular-knitted textile element having a plurality of apertures formed by omitting stitches in a first portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element defining a forefoot region of the upper; a non-textile element secured to a second portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted textile element forming a heel region of the upper; and one or more strips of non-textile material secured to a third portion of the wide-tube circular-knitted 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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