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Article of footwear having a textile upper

  • US 9,930,923 B2
  • Filed: 07/14/2017
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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